UNITED STATES v. RAO

No. 382, Docket 32068.

394 F.2d 354 (1968)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Vincent John RAO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Taft, Williams, Wadden & Stein, Washington, D. C. (Thomas A. Wadden, Jr., Washington, D. C., of counsel), for appellant.

Andrew M. Lawler, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City (Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., for Southern Dist. of New York, New York City, John E. Sprizzo, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before MOORE, WOODBURY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge:

Vincent John Rao, defendant-appellant, was tried on four counts of perjury in connection with testimony given under a grant of immunity before a Federal Grand Jury. After seven days of trial, the case was submitted to the jury on November 16, 1967 at 3:00 P.M. At approximately 10:00 P.M. the jury sent out a note stating: "We the jury cannot reach a unanimous decision — ratio of nine to three on all counts." The jury were discharged for...

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