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U.S. v. ORENA

No. 739, Docket 92-1595.

986 F.2d 628 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Victor J. ORENA and Pasquale Amato, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gleeson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, NY (Andrew J. Maloney, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., George A. Stamboulidis, Andrew Weissmann, Asst. U.S. Attys., Brooklyn, NY, of counsel), for appellant.

Gustave H. Newman, New York City, for defendant-appellee Victor J. Orena.

Benjamin Brafman, New York City, for defendant-appellee Pasquale Amato.

Before: MESKILL, Chief Judge, WINTER, Circuit Judge, and RESTANI, Judge.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals from Judge Weinstein's orders releasing Victor J. Orena and Pasquale Amato from pretrial detention. They face RICO charges based on predicate acts of murder, conspiracy to murder, loansharking, and illegal possession of weapons. Their releases were stayed pending this appeal. Orena's trial began on November 19, 1992, and he was convicted on December 21. Accordingly, as to Orena, this appeal is moot. Amato's trial, however...

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