# United States v. Galante, 298 F.2d 72 (2d Cir. 1962)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/courtlistener-us-v-galante-298-f2d-72/

Second Circuit opinion of January 8, 1962 on the criminal-contempt sentences imposed on Carmine Galante and Anthony Mirra for their conduct during a narcotics-conspiracy trial that ended in a mistrial. Galante's appeal was dismissed as moot.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, decided January 8, 1962. Carmine Galante and Anthony Mirra were defendants in a narcotics-conspiracy trial in the Southern District of New York that ended in a mistrial. The trial judge held them in criminal contempt for their conduct in the courtroom and sentenced them.

On Galante, the court's disposition is short: "Galante's appeal is dismissed as moot."

The opinion concerns courtroom conduct and contempt. It says nothing about Galante's place in any organization.

## Sources

- CourtListener (Free Law Project), text of the opinion: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/255961/united-states-v-carmine-galante-and-anthony-mirra/