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U.S. v. PELLERITO

Nos. 88-2068, 88-2091.

878 F.2d 1535 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Giuseppe PELLERITO, a/k/a Joseph El Italiano, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Hector RIVERA-MARTINEZ, a/k/a El Men.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Rubino, Coconut Grove, Fla., with whom Mark Anthony Cristini was on brief, for appellant, Giuseppe Pellerito.

Carlos Lopez De Azua for appellant, Hector Rivera-Martinez.

Everett M. de Jesus, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on briefs, for the U.S.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, and BREYER and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in No. 88-2091 September 5, 1989.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Some three dozen individuals, including appellants Hector Rivera-Martinez and Giuseppe Pellerito, were charged in a multi-count indictment as members of a huge drug ring allegedly headed by Rivera-Martinez. As trial approached, the district court entertained a steady stream of guilty pleas from various defendants. Trial began on June 6, 1988 and ended abruptly when...

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