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.