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Third Circuit· 8/1/1990

United States v. Pungitore

Citations

  • 910 F.2d 1084

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  • urging close supervision by district court of defense claims of prosecutorial misconduct
  • permitting convictions of both substantive and conspiracy violations under § 1962(c) and (d)
  • refusing to expand application of Rule 44(c) beyond its plain meaning
  • “We are bound, after a jury has delivered a guilty verdict, to interpret the evidence in a light most favorable to the government.”
  • “[Ejxtortion was only one of the 32 predicate acts which the jury found that [the defendant] had committed. Thus, even if we deleted the [extortion count], we would affirm the convictions.”
  • indictment silent on how County defrauded of any property rights; dismissal proper because it charged mail fraud based on scheme to defraud government of honest services of employees, agents, and consultants

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Judges: Becker, Garth, Greenberg

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