UNITED STATES v. SOUTHARD

Nos. 82-1013 to 82-1019 and 82-1130 to 82-1332.

700 F.2d 1 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jack SOUTHARD, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Monsour FERRIS, a/k/a Monte, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lester BANKER, a/k/a Lem, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John BRIAN, a/k/a John Baborian, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Anna QUINTERNO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Vincent QUINTERNO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Harry KACHOUGIAN, a/k/a Tom and Tommy, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert MARTIN, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bernard FALK, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Anthony LAURO, a/k/a Poochie, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1983.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris M. Goldings, Boston, Mass., with whom Richard S. Jacobs, Mahoney, Hawkes & Goldings, Boston, Mass., and Matthew J. Zito, North Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendants, appellants Jack Southard and Lester Banker.

Bruce A. Assad, Fall River, Mass., for defendant, appellant Monsour Ferris.

John Tramonti, Jr., Providence, R.I., for defendant, appellant John Brian.

Aram K. Berberian, Warwick, R.I., with whom Michael J. Kiselica, Providence, R.I., was on brief, for defendant, appellant Harry L. Kachougian.

William G. Hundley, Washington, D.C., with whom Larry S. Gondelman, and Hundley & Cacheris, P.C., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for defendant, appellant Robert L. Martin.

Ralph J. Gonnella, Providence, R.I., for defendant, appellant Anthony Lauro.

Patty Merkamp Stemler, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., and Edwin J. Gale, Sp. Atty., Providence, R.I., were on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, PECK, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWNES, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing Denied in Nos. 82-1014, 82-1016, 82-1019 March 30, 1983.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

These appeals arise from a series of cases tried in the District Court of Rhode Island. Defendants-appellants, along with six others, were charged in a thirteen-count indictment with violations of federal gambling statutes, 18 U.S.C. § 1955 and 18 U.S.C. § 1084(a). There were also aiding and abetting charges, 18 U.S.C. § 2, and a conspiracy count, 18 U...

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