UNITED STATES v. MURPHY

No. 1428, Docket 83-1087.

715 F.2d 39 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John M. MURPHY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Buffone, Washington, D.C. (Michael E. Tigar, John J. Privitera, Tigar & Buffone, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Lawrence H. Sharf, Sp. Counsel, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. Atty., Edward A. McDonald, Atty.-in-Charge, Organized Crime Strike Force, Brooklyn, N.Y., on the brief), for appellee.

Before NEWMAN and WINTER, Circuit Judges, and MALETZ, Senior Judge.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

Former Congressman John M. Murphy appeals from the February 7, 1983, order of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (George C. Pratt, Judge)1 denying his motion for a new trial and related relief with respect to his conviction on charges arising out of the Abscam investigation. Murphy's conviction on charges of receiving an unlawful gratuity, 18 U.S.C. § 201(g)(1976), and conspiracy, 18 U.S...

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