United States First Circuit

Defendants unsuccessfully appeal their convictions and sentences for RICO violations on grounds that the government failed to produce enough evidence to convict and that the district court improperly gave a jury instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2004
• Published 08/10/2004

Judges

• STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John A. MacFadyen, for appellant Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Anthony M. Traini, for appellant Frank E. Corrente., Richard C. Bicki with whom Cerilli & Bicki and Edward Gerstein were on brief for appellant Richard E. Autiello.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney with whom Margaret E. Curran, United States Attorney, Richard W. Rose and Terrence P. Donnelly, Assistant United States Attorneys were on brief, for appellee.