United States V. Ruggiero, 934 F.2D
Page 1 934 F.2d 440, 33 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1516 (Cite as: 934 F.2d 440) 282k170 Weight and Sufficiency 282k170(6) k. Offenses relating to evid- United States Court of Appeals, ence. Most Cited Cases Second Circuit. (Formerly 282k16) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, Conviction for endeavoring to obstruct admin- v. istration of justice was sufficiently supported by Angelo RUGGIERO, Gene Gotti, John Carneglia, evidence that defendants were aware of grand jury Michael Coiro, Joseph Guagliano, Anthony Mo- investigation at time they concealed incriminating scatiello, Oscar Ansourian, Gerlando Sciascia, Ed- documents, even if some documents involved ward Lino, Mark Reiter, William Robert Cestaro, lacked investigatory value. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1503. Salvatore Greco, Joseph Lo Presti, Vincent Lore, Anthony Gurino, and Caesar Gurino, Defendants, [2] Obstructing Justice 282 132 Anthony Gurino and Caesar Gurino, Defend- ants–Appellants. 282 Obstructing Justice 282k128 Offenses Relating to Evidence in Gen- Nos. 633, 634, Dockets 90–1382, 90–1434. eral Argued Feb. 14, 1991. 282k132 k. Concealing or withholding evid- Decided May 30, 1991. ence. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 282k5) Defendants were convicted in the United States Materiality of evidence withheld is not element District Court for the Eastern District of New York, of offense of endeavoring to obstruct justice. 18 Joseph M. McLaughlin, J., of conspiring and en- U.S.C.A. § 1503. deavoring to obstruct justice. On appeal, the Court of Appeals, Winter, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) [3] Conspiracy 91 47(13) evidence was sufficient to support convictions, and (2) district court did not abuse its discretion in cur- 91 Conspiracy tailing certain cross-examination.
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