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UNITED STATES v. PERROTTA

Nos. 76-1190, 76-1191.

553 F.2d 247 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pasquale PERROTTA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William AGNOS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Silverman, Springfield, Mass. by appointment of the court, for Pasquale Perrotta, defendant, appellant.

Michael O. Jennings, Springfield, Mass. by appointment of the court, for William Agnos, defendant, appellant.

George F. Kelly, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom James N. Gabriel, U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., Gerald E. McDowell, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, and BOWNES, District Judge.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Both appellants, Pasquale Perrotta and William Agnos, were convicted, after a jury trial, of conducting an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. They raise the following issues on appeal: (1) The legality of the wiretaps from which the Government obtained crucial evidence against them; and (2) The possibility of prejudice as a result of potential exposure of jurors to publicity concerning evidence which...

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