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U.S. v. SIMONE

Nos. 93-1259 and 93-1260.

14 F.3d 833 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America v. Robert F. SIMONE, Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Intervenor in D.C.; Legal Communications, Ltd., Proposed Intervenor in D.C.; Central States Publishing, Inc., Proposed Intervenor in D.C. UNITED STATES of America v. Anthony DiSALVO, Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Intervenor in D.C.; Legal Communications, Ltd., Proposed Intervenor in D.C.; Central States Publishing, Inc., Proposed Intervenor in D.C. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., ("PNI") and Legal Communications, Ltd. and Central States Publishing, Inc., Appellants in No. 93-1259. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., Legal Communications Ltd. and Central States Publishing, Inc., Petitioners in No. 93-1260, v. UNITED STATES and Robert F. Simone and Anthony DiSalvo, Respondents, The Honorable James T. Giles, Nominal Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rotko, U.S. Atty., William S. Lynch, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Louis M. Fischer, David Kris (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Criminal Div., Lynn Panagakos, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Organized Crime & Racketeering Section, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Samuel E. Klein (argued), Lori Laventhal Marcus, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.

Mary E. Kohart (rebuttal), Seamus C. Duffy, Michael K. Sullivan, Leslie M. Gillin, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, for appellants Legal Communications, Ltd. and Central States Pub., Inc.

Before: ROTH, LEWIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

This case stems from the trial of Robert F. Simone, who on December 15, 1992, was convicted on five counts of racketeering and extortion. The trial attracted substantial media attention, and following its conclusion one of the jurors claimed that other members of the jury had watched television reports about the case, read newspaper accounts of the trial, and discussed the case with their spouses, despite the court...

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