U.S. v. ROSA

Nos. 88-3692, 88-3693 and 88-3717.

891 F.2d 1063 (1989)

The UNITED STATES v. Joseph F. ROSA, William A. Kostrick, Martin R. Antonelli, Daniel J. Campbell, Paul F. Connelly, Jr., William Anthony Dadamo "Machine Gun Tony", Vivian Davis, Jorge Diaz, William Edgar Gates "Butch", Donna Marie George, Susan Francis George, Raymond G. Ily, Gary Francis Jones "Spanky", Larry H. Linn, James Luketic "Lukey", Victor E. Marchitello, Richard Wayne Naugle, Mark D. Nicklow, Robert William Noble, Timothy O'Connor, Perry C. Perrino, Ronald R. Plisco "Sam Catalano", "Fat Sam", Charles H. Readel, Richard Reshenberg, Dino Romano, William Duane Smith, Richard A. Stefanik "Wrinkle", Diania Lynn George Wertz "Dee Dee Wertz". (Two Cases) Appeal of William KOSTRICK, in No. 88-3692. Appeal of Dino ROMANO, in No. 88-3717. Appeal of Perry C. PERRINO.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack K. O'Malley (argued), Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant Kostrick in No. 88-3692.

Gary B. Zimmerman (Argued), Jane Campbell Moriarty, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant Romano in No. 88-3717.

Charles D. Sheehy, Acting U.S. Atty., Paul J. Brysh (Argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Stanton D. Levenson, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant in 88-3693.

Bruce A. Carsia, Pittsburgh, Pa., for amicus curiae.

Before BECKER, STAPLETON and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

I.

Defendants Kostrick, Romano, Perrino and twenty-five others were charged in a one hundred and thirteen count indictment with various offenses involving a large-scale conspiracy to distribute cocaine. All those indicted, with the exception of Kostrick and Romano, eventually pleaded guilty to cocaine-related offenses. In particular, defendant Perrino, who at the time of his offense was an assistant...

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