United States v. Peter J. Serubo, Donald H. Brown, United States of America v. W. Thomas Plachter, Jr.

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• stating that “this court and others have increasingly exercised our supervisory power over the administration of justice to regulate the manner in which grand jury investigations are conducted”
• holding “that dismissal of an indictment may be proper even where no actual prejudice has been shown, if there is evidence that the challenged activity … has become entrenched and flagrant in the circuit.”
• finding prosecutor’s reference to the defendants as Cosa Nostra hatchet men impermissible
• finding prosecutor’s reference to the defendants as Cosa Nostra hatchet men impermissible
• remand to dismiss indictment if second grand jury tainted in any way by prosecutorial misconduct present in first grand jury.
• prosecutorial conduct extreme; graphic and misleading reference by prosecution to Cosa Nostra hatchet men

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