UNITED STATES v. LICAVOLI

Nos. 82-3498, 82-3509 to 82-3513 and 82-3606.

725 F.2d 1040 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James T. LICAVOLI (82-3498), Anthony Liberatore (82-3509, 82-3606), John P. Calandra (82-3510), Pasquale Cisternino (82-3511), Ronald Carabbia (82-3512), Kenneth Ciarcia (82-3513), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Willis argued, Cleveland, Ohio, for James T. Licavoli.

Elmer A. Giuliani argued, Mark Devan, Cleveland, Ohio, for Anthony Liberatore.

Burt J. Fulton argued, Elaine Harmon, Cleveland, Ohio, for John P. Calandra.

Ralph D. Sperli, Cleveland, Ohio, for Pasquale Cisternino.

Leonard W. Yelsky argued, Angelo F. Lonardo, Cleveland, Ohio, for Ronald Carabbia.

Jonathan H. Soucek, Cleveland, Ohio, for Kenneth Ciarcia.

John P. Sopko, Strike Force Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, William C. Bryson argued, Washington, D.C., for the U.S.

Before MERRITT and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and PRATT, District Judge.


CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

The six defendant-appellants were convicted of conspiring to participate in the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activities in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) and (d)1 following a jury trial, and now appeal those convictions. Defendant Liberatore also appeals a denial of his motion for a new trial on a...

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