MASELLI

v.

CONNECTICUT

Citator

Cited By (24 total)

• United States v. Morales, 815 F.2d 725 (1st Cir. 1987)
  …ates v. Cincotta, 689 F. 2d 238, 241 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 991, 103 S.Ct. 347, 74 L.Ed.2d 387 (1982); United States v. Patterson, 644 F. 2d 890, 893 (1st Cir.1981); United States v. Bithoney, 631 F. 2d 1, 5 (1st Cir.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1083, 101 S.Ct. 869, 66 L.Ed.2d 808 (1981). Thus, we affirm the convictions under Count 1 of Bruno Gonzalez, Gonzalez Perez, Rios Polanco, and Torres Marrero. We reverse, however, the conspiracy conviction of Colon Berrios. Although a number of witnesse…
• United States v. Peters, 732 F.2d 1004 (1st Cir. 1984)
  …(1st Cir.) (quoting Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 469, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942)), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 991, 103 S.Ct. 347, 74 L.Ed.2d 387 (1982); accord United States v. Bithoney, 631 F. 2d 1, 5 (1st Cir.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1083, 101 S.Ct. 869, 66 L.Ed.2d 808 (1981). Peters and Ellis each performed some tasks that were essential to the execution of the scheme and were consistent with their participation in an agreed upon plan. The jury could reasonably have disbelieved t…
• Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762 (D.C. Cir. 1987)
  …erance.”) (footnote omitted). Moreover, the burden of proof imposed on public figures is significantly more onerous than the usual preponderance of the evidence standard. See, e.g., Long v. Arcell, 618 F. 2d 1145, 1148 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1083, 101 S.Ct. 869, 66 L.Ed.2d 808 (1981); Nader v. De Toledano, 408 A. 2d 81, 49 (D.C.1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1078, 100 S.Ct. 1028, 62 L.Ed.2d 761 (1980). The requirement of “clear and convincing” proof of actual malice, initially articulated by…