United States First Circuit

Conviction for participating in one of the largest antitrust conspiracies in the history of the United States, a serious price-fixing offense in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1, is affirmed over defendant's claims concerning: 1) the validity of his indictment; 2) the scope of the search warrant executed by the government; 3) the district court's denial of his pre-trial motion to change venue; 4) improper remarks made by the prosecutor during trial; 5) the district court's ruling permitting prejudicial testimony; 6) the district court's denial of his request for a theory-of-defense instruction; 7) the district court's denial of his request for a mistrial during jury deliberations, and 8) the length of his sentence, which was based on the amount of commerce affected by the charged conspiracy, and which defendant contends the court incorrectly computed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/14/2015
• Published 10/14/2015

Judges

• TORRUELLA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel