UNITED STATES v. WATSON

Nos. 439, 491, 513, Docket 78-1296-98.

599 F.2d 1149 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aaron WATSON, Robert Whitley, and John Muse, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey L. Greenberg, New York City, for appellant Whitley.

David J. Gottlieb, The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Services Unit, New York City, for appellant Muse.

Robert I. Weiswasser, Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellant Watson.

Harvey J. Golubock, Asst. U. S. Atty., E. D. N. Y., Brooklyn, N. Y. (Edward R. Korman, U. S. Atty., E. D. N. Y., Harvey M. Stone, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel), for appellee.

Before FRIENDLY, SMITH and OAKES, Circuit Judges.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

All three appellants claim violation of their speedy trial rights, restriction of the scope of their cross-examination of a key Government witness, and deprivation of a fair trial because of the dramatic behavior of the witness. They appeal from convictions after a jury trial before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Charles P. Sifton, Judge. The indictment was in one count charging a conspiracy between March...

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