UNITED STATES v. CORCIONE

Nos. 437, 494, 495, Dockets 78-1265, 78-1266, 78-1267.

592 F.2d 111 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alex CORCIONE, Michael Corcione, and Vito Pesce, a/k/a "Vic Pierce," Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1979.

Certiorari Denied March 26 and April 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Ryan, Jr., Mineola, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Alex Corcione.

Paul Zsuffa, Mineola, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Michael Corcione.

Leonard J. Levenson, New York City, for defendant-appellant Pesce.

Douglas K. Mansfield, Asst. U.S. Atty., 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 MANSFIELD and OAKES, Circuit Judges, and BARTELS, District Judge.


Certiorari Denied March 26 and April 2, 1979. See 99 S.Ct. 1545, 1801.

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether the Government involved itself so extensively in the commission of the crimes charged against appellants that, despite the absence of any entrapment, the indictment should be dismissed on due process grounds. See Hampton v. United States, 425 U.S. 484, 491-95, 96 S.Ct. 1646...

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