UNITED STATES v. SCAFO

No. 329, Docket 72-1891.

470 F.2d 748 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph SCAFO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Pattison, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Robert A. Morse, U. S. Atty. for Eastern District of New York, and L. Kevin Sheridan, Asst. U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

David M. Markowitz, New York City, (Conrad F. Ferrigno, New York City, on the brief), for appellant.

Before LUMBARD, FEINBERG and OAKES, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

Joseph Scafo appeals from his conviction for stealing goods in foreign commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. His principal claim of error is the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss for failure of the Government to be ready for trial within the time required by the Second Circuit Rules Regarding Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases. 28 U.S.C.A. (Supp.1972).

On Sunday, August 10, 1969, two cartons containing watches...

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