U.S. v. RUSSO

No. 1008, Docket 89-1503.

906 F.2d 77 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. RUSSO, et al., Defendants. Appeal of Joseph CORRAO, a/k/a "Joe Butch", Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Shargel (Alan S. Futerfas, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Peter M. Lieb, New York City, Asst. U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y. (Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., Andrew E. Tomback, Kerri Martin Bartlett, Asst. U.S. Attys., of counsel), for appellee.

Before FEINBERG, PRATT, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Joseph Corrao appeals on double jeopardy grounds from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Shirley Wohl Kram, Judge, convicting him after a one-week jury trial of obstructing justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503, and conspiring to obstruct justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. We reverse and, at the government's request, remand for entry of a nolle prosequi.

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