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United States Third Circuit


US v. SMITH, 01-2605

District court's post-verdict judgments of acquittal, as to charges against police officers for conspiracy to violate an individual's civil rights, is reversed where a tacit agreement to assault and a concerted concealment showed the existence of a conspiracy among the officers.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 03/21/2002
  • Decided 06/24/2002
  • Published 06/24/2002

Judges

  • BEFORE:  NYGAARD, ROTH and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Third Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Shawna H. Yen, (argued), George S. Leone, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Kevin H. Marino, (argued), Newark, NJ, for appellee Thomas Smith., Robert L. Galantucci, (argued), Philip De Vencentes, Galantucci & Patuto, Hackensack, NJ, for appellee Paul Carpinteri, Jr., Peter R. Willis, Willis & Young, Jersey City, NJ, for appellee Brian Smith., Anthony J. Iacullo, Iacullo & Saluti, Montclair, NJ, for appellee Andrew Garth., William D. Sayers, Yankowitz, Goldsmith & Sayers, Livingston, NJ, for appellee Tyrone Payton.
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