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· 5/1/1987

United States v. William J. Cintolo

Citations

  • 818 F.2d 980
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 5775

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing a qualified privilege for the “disclosure of confidential government surveillance information” in part because “discoverability of this kind of information will enable criminals to frustrate future government surveillance”
  • discussing qualified privilege for confidential government surveillance information where \discoverability of this kind of information will enable criminals to frustrate future government surveillance and perhaps unduly jeopardize the security of ongoing investigations\
  • jury was reasonably entitled to disbelieve defendant’s testimony regarding his motives and to credit contrary interpretation urged by government
  • jury was reasonably entitled to disbelieve defendant's testimony regarding his motives and to credit contrary interpretation urged by government
  • “one who joins an ongoing conspiracy is deemed to have adopted the prior acts and declarations of coconspirators, made after the formation and in furtherance of the conspiracy”
  • \The law is settled that a grant of immunity precludes the use of immunized testimony in a prosecution for past perjury . . . .\

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Judges: Campbell, Breyer, Selya

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