UNITED STATES v. KALUSTIAN

Nos. 74-3314, 74-3315, 74-3305, 74-3264 and 74-3265.

529 F.2d 585 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kale KALUSTIAN, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Patrick Dale POND, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Stanley Norman GRAY, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David SELDITCH, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Otto Vincent MARINO, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leopold OBEZO, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mable Linda CUCCIA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

As Amended December 11, 1975.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Lewis (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant in No. 74-3314.

James A. Twitty, Sp. Atty. (argued), Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee in No. 74-3314.

Edward I. Gritz, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant in No. 74-3315.

James A. Twitty, Sp. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee in No. 74-3315.

David S. Sperber, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant in No. 74-3305.

William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee in No. 74-3305.

Lee A. Freeman (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant in No. 74-3264.

Kevin O'Malley (argued), U. S. Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee in No. 74-3264.

James Edward Green (argued), Van Nuys, Cal., for appellant in No. 74-3265.

Kevin F. O'Malley (argued), U. S. Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee in No. 74-3265.

Before ELY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and SKOPIL, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 25, 1976.

OPINION

SKOPIL, District Judge:

Appellants seek review of their convictions for illegal gambling activities. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1955 and 2. They claim their motions for suppression of evidence were improperly denied. They also argue that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the verdicts.

According to the Government, confidential informants "advised" federal agents in 1971 that...

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