UNITED STATES v. ELLIS

Nos. 78-1555 to 78-1560.

595 F.2d 154 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America v. John ELLIS, Appellant in No. 78-1555 (D.C. Crim. No. 77-00428-01) James Carty, Appellant in No. 78-1556 (D.C. Crim. No. 77-00428-02) James Curley, Appellant in No. 78-1557 (D.C. Crim. No. 77-00428-03) William Jones, Appellant in No. 78-1558 (D.C. Crim. No. 77-00428-04) James Crown, Appellant in No. 78-1559 (D.C. Crim. No. 77-00428-05) Roseborough McMillan, Appellant in No. 78-1560 (D.C. Crim. No. 77-00428-06).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Charles Peruto, Burton A. Rose (argued), Peruto, Ryan & Vitullo, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Peter F. Vaira, U. S. Atty., John F. Penrose, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief, Crim. Div. (argued), James D. Coleman, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before GIBBONS, Van DUSEN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:

The appellants, six members of the Homicide Bureau of the Philadelphia Police Department, appeal from judgments of sentence following their conviction by a jury of conspiracy to deprive Philadelphia residents of federal civil rights in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241. We affirm.

I. THE FACTS

Sometime in the mid-1970's Radamas Santiago purchased a home at 4419 North 4th Street in the Feltonville...

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