The prosecutor played a tape recording of Gorey's voice for her but she was unable to identify the recorded voice as the one she had heard on the telephone. Joe Pesci played Bufalino in The Irishman and may have given the best performance of any of the actors in the star-studded cast., capturing the quiet power and confidence of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre mob leader. During the course of the trial, McGrath was skillfully cross-examined by experienced counsel concerning various inconsistent remarks made to the police, at the Medical Examiner's inquest and to other individuals. In our view, the statement was properly admitted under the co-conspirator's declaration exception to the hearsay rule. Where the trial record contains sufficient basis for a determination but the trial court has failed to rule, then the Post Conviction Hearing Court must either make a determination whether the issue has been waived, or if not, reach the merits of the question presented. Commonwealth v. Petrakovich, 459 Pa. 511, 526, 329 A.2d 844, 851 (1974) (Dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Manderino, J.). See Commonwealth v. Cheeks, 429 Pa. 89, 96-97, 239 A.2d 793, 797 (1968). In Scaramuzzino we condemned introduction of the photographs because they showed various parts of the *197 victim's body with its heart having been removed by the pathologist. 872, 701, as amended, repealed by the Act of December 6, 1972, P.L. One Local 107 official and his secretary/girlfriend were shot to death in the unions offices on Spring Garden Street. 75 (1937); Commonwealth v. Rife, 454 Pa. 506, 510-11, 312 A.2d 406, 408 (1973). These several contentions were considered by this Court and dealt with in detail in the opinion in support of the order affirming the judgments of sentence. These functions were reversed at the trial of the co-defendants *162 where Mr. Peruto was chief counsel and Judge DiBona the assistant. [7], After the taking of extensive testimony,[8] the learned hearing judge, noting that this Court had divided evenly, *182 concluded that "[o]ral argument might have persuaded a different decision." It is appellant's position that he was prevented from learning of this information until after the close of the trial and therefore precluded from subpoenaing the detective as a defense witness. I join in part I of the majority opinion. Nevertheless we are satisfied that the testimony offered to show that Sullivan was one of the participants was sufficient to sustain the verdict. We fail to see how this procedure will differ from that required by the statute. He was tapped to head Local 326 in Wilmington as part of an internal Teamsters International reform effort that split Local 107 into several locals. . A scrap paper found in the wastebasket alongside the desk where appellant had been seated prior to the victim's arrival contained Ms. Glenn's name and telephone number. Local Website. We therefore remanded the case to the trial court for a further exploration into counsel's reasons for his decision. Appellant did not question the nature and cause of death, however, and when the pathologist was asked whether there was anything questionable about "his findings" which the photographs might clarify, he replied "I would say no. Almost immediately thereafter, appellant exited the conference room through the same doorway which Gorey had previously departed, and which led towards Gorey's office, the scene of the murders. You can explore additional available newsletters here. This is, of course, a gross exaggeration. Although a period of 11 days elapsed between the inquest and the presentment, no challenge was made to the array of the jury nor did the defense attempt to delay the indictment for the purpose of interposing an objection. MANDERINO, Justice, concurring and dissenting. During questioning several days after the murders, Sullivan denied being present at the building during the time of the shootings. In refusing to accept the prosecution's contention that the photographs in Scaramuzzino were necessary "to aid the pathologist in explaining to the jury the wounds which were suffered by the decedent . As previously noted, Carchidi was present in the building during the time of the incident. The only possible interpretation of our order at that time is that the Court did not accept the appellant's arguments. Unpopular Teamsters union officials forced unnecessary hearing to delay decertification election before losing by 8-1 margin. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. Thus our decision does not allow every criminal defendant the option of receiving a second appeal.". Commonwealth v. Powell, 428 Pa. 275, 278-79, 241 A.2d 119, 121 (1968) (emphasis added); accord, Commonwealth v. Petrakovich, 459 Pa. 511, 329 A.2d 844 (1974). The judgments of sentence should be reversed and appellant should be discharged. 127, the Order of the Court granting leave to file a direct appeal to this Court is affirmed. By refusing to declare that this litigation came to an end at least as long ago as 1973, the Court ignores its own wise teaching. . TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Apparently, the Commonwealth would have a PCHA petitioner file his petition directly with the appellate court. Given the nature of the crimes, we believe the photographs helped to supplement the pathologist's complex and intricate testimony and had essential evidentiary value. [16] Because, however, the Court considers the matter anew and now reverses itself *186 by affirming the post-conviction hearing court's order, I address the question briefly on the merits. If factual determinations are involved relative to matters not of record nor within the direct knowledge of the appellate court, that may be accomplished in a proper case by reference to a master or to a trial court to perform a master's function. The Commonwealth asserts that a brief, in fact, had been filed and that the decision to submit the case on briefs was reasonably made in Sullivan's best interests. Appellant first claims that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel because his attorneys also represented two co-defendants who were tried separately for the crime. Our review of the record convinces us that these arguments are without merit. A reasonable inference can be drawn that the repetition and similarity of these statements to McGrath by appellant and Carchidi just prior to the shootings was indicative of their knowledge of the impending incident and further evidenced their attempts to remove any potential witnesses to the crime. One of the situations frequently recurring in PCHA proceedings is the inability of the Commonwealth to prove that a defendant-petitioner has been advised of his right to file post-trial motions, Commonwealth v. Norman, 456 Pa. 252, 318 A.2d 351 (1974), of his right to appeal the judgments of sentence against him, Commonwealth v. Mumford, 430 Pa. 451, 243 A.2d 440 (1968), and of his right, if indigent, to the services of legal counsel on appeal without cost to himself, Commonwealth v. Sprangle, 442 Pa. 271, 275 A.2d 114 (1971); Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S. Ct. 814, 9 L. Ed. As shocking as news that a man had been shot during an apparent attempted robbery in the Talladega National Forest Sunday was, what the investigation into that crime uncovered was even more alarming. This possibility is completely rebutted by ballistic evidence that each victim was shot by each of the weapons. In these circumstances mere presence in the office building is insufficient to support an inference of guilt. Commonwealth v. Raymond, 412 Pa. 194, 208, 194 A.2d 150, 157 (1963); *167 Commonwealth v. Watts, 358 Pa. 92, 97, 56 A.2d 81, 83 (1948). Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. In the instant case we have almost three times as many photographs shown to the jury for almost twice as long a period of time, depicting the bodies of the victims, revealing in horrible detail how they were mutilated by the perpetrator of the homicide. He therefore refrained from calling any defense witness to avoid the possibility of exposing them to cross-examination through which the prosecution might have extracted those elements necessary to complete their proof. [5] The majority asserts that the slides also might aid the jury in understanding the location of the bodies, to rule out the possibility that Janda and Gorey shot each other. I have viewed these photographs. Sullivan had remained at the window looking out onto the parking lot for more than 20 minutes after McGrath's arrival, indicating that he was awaiting the arrival of a particular individual. Commonwealth v. Slavik, 449 Pa. 424, 432, 297 A.2d 920, 924 (1972). Only Gorey's car remained in the lot. Moldea thinks Sheeran embellished the story by making himself the trigger man, but that otherwise there's a lot to learn from the book. For these reasons it was an abuse of discretion to allow them to be shown to the jury. More than 400 members of Teamsters Local 830 picketed for a 10th day outside of the Liberty Coca-Cola facility in Juniata Park. Flight is just as consistent with fear as with guilt, id., and appellant's "flight" consisted of no more than leaving the building, as did others. Appellant's conviction should be reversed because there is insufficient evidence to support his convictions, and it therefore is unnecessary to address the other issues decided by the majority. I join in the concurring and dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Roberts, and would reverse the judgment of sentence and order appellant discharged because I believe the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant was one of the perpetrators of the homicides. See also, Commonwealth v. Jones, 456 Pa. 270, 318 A.2d 711 (1974). (1965) 1580, 4, 19 P.S. Over defense objection the prosecution offered into evidence thirty-nine color slides taken by the medical examiner *191 at the scene of the crime. tel: 2155520070. . Washington v. Maroney, 427 Pa. 599, 235 A.2d 349 (1967). Bill Hamilton has been a Teamster since 1966. McGrath started to question Carchidi about the disturbance but was abruptly instructed to "Get out of the building and don't say nothing" (sic). In view of the close question of the sufficiency of the evidence on this record, we find that the course chosen by Judge DiBona could not be termed unreasonable. Rather, no action was taken until two months after the indictments were returned when appellant's new counsel moved to quash the indictments that had been returned. See Commonwealth v. Dancer, supra. In concluding that the photographs at issue here were admissible for these purposes the majority overlooks our conclusion in Scaramuzzino that such slides ". In the instant case, Sullivan bases his claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on two grounds: (1) the failure of counsel to file a brief in this Court and, (2) counsel's decision not to argue the case orally. Sheeran himself delivered a suitcase of money to the home of John Mitchell, the Attorney General who later went to prison himself for Watergate crimes. [11] See Commonwealth v. Faison, 437 Pa. 432, 436-7, n. 4, 264 A.2d 94 (1970). Specifically Sullivan contends that the prosecution's chief witness, one Francis McGrath had made various contradictory statements to one Detective McGill during the course of an interview at police headquarters. (1975 Cum.Supp. . After Carchidi again mentioned McGrath's cleaning, McGrath heard what sounded to him like a package of firecrackers going off sequentially. Here are all the newly elected IBT General Executive Board members: General President: Sean O'Brien, President, Local 25, Boston, MA General Secretary-Treasurer: Fred Zuckerman, President,. It is next argued that the trial court improperly admitted hearsay statements into evidence. Sullivan however conceded at trial that the crime amounted to first degree murder but based his defense upon the theory that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt. Hence, there was no Brady violation for trial counsel to preserve. In 1984, he was appointed as an organizer and business agent within the local. The point is, he was involved with the mob in a significant way. Meanwhile, Gregory Carchidi, another janitor entered the room but exchanged no greeting with Sullivan. No conversation ensued between Carchidi and Sullivan but Carchidi repeated appellant's urgings to leave the work until Sunday. On Wednesday during the trial, prosecutors played more audiotapes, those wiretap conversations including. I spoke with Dan Moldea, author of The Hoffa Wars, the authoritative 1978 book on Hoffa and his era, about Sheeran's book. Dist. The admission into evidence of the thirty-nine color slides of the victims, in the absence of any need to have the jury see this evidence, deprived appellant of a fair trial. Under such circumstances there is no conceivable basis for concluding the decision was made to effectuate the interests of the client. See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Twiggs, 460 Pa. 105, 331 A.2d 440 (1975); Commonwealth v. Jackson, 457 Pa. 237, 324 A.2d 350 (1974); Commonwealth v. Dupree, 442 Pa. 219, 275 A.2d 326 (1971). Teamsters LU No 107. [14] This Court having denied *185 relief, the court of common pleas should not have undertaken to hear the case at all insofar as the competence of appellate counsel was concerned. The remaining two photographs of the victim, Gorey, depict almost identical close-up shots of the victim's face; both reveal in horrid detail the bullet wound to the center of the forehead and the bullet wound to the left eye. See Commonwealth v. Sullivan, 446 Pa. 419 286 A.2d 898 (1969). Thus by the stroke of the pen of a court of inferior jurisdiction is prior appellate action in the same case rendered nugatory. [4] Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. After alighting from his car, McGrath noticed appellant looking out onto the parking lot from the window of a second floor office normally used by other union officials. If the Commonwealth believes that the evidence is insufficient to support the court's findings of fact or its legal conclusion that counsel was ineffective, the Commonwealth may appeal to the appropriate appellate court as was done in the present case. In Scaramuzzino we concluded that the photographs had no evidentiary value because the facts which they were introduced to convey to the jury the nature and direction of the wounds, could as readily have been conveyed to the jury by less prejudicial means. have the appellate courts resolve the issues on their merits, and yet . Counsel argued that he was entitled to be apprised of the contents of the memo but that the court denied the request. 1482, No. In this case we were presented not only with a timely petition for reargument but also, as stated above, with another petition for reconsideration, filed approximately a year later. Moreover, McGrath stated that when he left the building Sullivan's car was still parked in the lot. . The victims' bodies were discovered the following morning. In our view there was sufficient circumstantial evidence from which a conspiracy with Sullivan could have been inferred, Commonwealth v. Eiland, 450 Pa. 566, 570, 301 A.2d 651, 652 (1973), and therefore the statement was properly admitted. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Upon review of the record we are satisfied that the defense explored the issue as well as he deemed profitable. It also shows the victim's ash blonde hair stained bright red by the blood. This is true even when the record could support a contrary holding. Commonwealth v. Rightnour, 469 Pa. 107, 364 A.2d 927 (1976). On the contrary, the record establishes that defense counsel learned of the interview with McGill during his cross-examination of McGrath. Thus, Judge DiBona served only a minor role in the trial of the co-defendants while devoting his primary efforts to the Sullivan case. . Unless the probity of the particular pictures offered is carefully considered, and the alternative sources of proof are given proper consideration, these assertions become legal fictions by which the standard set out in Commonwealth v. Powell, 428 Pa. 275, 241 A.2d 119 (1968), is circumvented. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Judge Doty's opinion states, however, that the photograph issue "can be re-considered" by this Court on reargument, and that on reargument also "there may be a full argument on the question of sufficiency of the evidence." Commonwealth v. McFadden, 448 Pa. 277, 281, 292 A.2d 324, 326 (1972); see e.g., Commonwealth v. Murray, 460 Pa. 605, 608, 334 A.2d 255, 257 (1975). Copyright 2020 JerseyMan Magazine. Consequently, this Court will not disturb its findings if they are supported in the PCHA record. Immediately after Gorey left the conference room, appellant appeared in the doorway, through which Gorey had just passed, and again questioned McGrath about the cleaning and suggested he defer his activities until Sunday afternoon. The next is a close-up view of the right side of the victim's face, with the face and neck occupying almost the entire frame. Hoffa created a local union for Sheeran: Delaware Local 326 was carved out of Philadelphia Local 107, with Sheeran installed as president. Having determined that this appeal is properly before us, we now consider the substantive claims presented therein. She testified that the man who spoke to her identified himself as Gorey. Commonwealth v. Petrisko, 442 Pa. 575, 580, 275 A.2d 46, 49 (1971). Hoffa became obsessed with saying of his former flunky and successor, Frank Fitzsimmons "It's not his union, it's my union.". As previously noted, *166 the test for determining effectiveness of counsel is based upon the reasonableness of his representation at time of trial. We will consider first the Commonwealth's appeal. See Commonwealth v. McNeill, 462 Pa. 438, 341 A.2d 463, 465 (1975). As stated in appellant's brief, the statements related only to the question of Carchidi's guilt or innocence. *174 I have reviewed the entire 1,300 page record of Sullivan's trial and am completely satisfied that the evidence of Sullivan's participation in the crime is either nonexistent or so weak and inconclusive that as a matter of law the inferences of fact necessary to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt could not be reasonably drawn. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 107 (JDM Materials Company (Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. d/b/a JDM Materials Company) E-File Follow Case Number: 04-CB-084647 Date Filed: 07/05/2012 Status: Closed Location: Chester, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Docket Activity Items per page 1 2 Next Last The only justification for a deviation from this practice is where the trial record is inadequate to provide a basis for a review of the claim or where the claim was not ruled upon by the trial court. That the mob is suspected of playing a role in each only adds to the drama. McGrath asked Carchidi, "What was that?" "[9] The hearing court then found as a fact that in these respects there was ineffective assistance of counsel, and thereupon entered its order whereby defendant was "granted leave, nunc pro tunc, to refile an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and to file briefs and present oral argument thereon."[10]. The other new tidbit is a Detroit home address where Sheeran says the Teamster president was killed. POMEROY, Justice, concurring and dissenting. The witness then took the refuse outside the building. For these reasons we find that the charge was proper and therefore there was no necessity for counsel to object. 9-10. And it wasnt Frank Sheeran.. Everybody on Mulberry Street knew who shot Gallo, said the North Jersey mobster. Post Conviction Hearing Act, 11, 19 P.S. The fact that a guy like Sheeran was chosen to head one of the new locals put the lie to the "reform" effort. These photographs are more gruesome than any other color slides or photographs which I have seen in any previous appeal before this Court. An amended petition was filed on April 4, 1974. Commonwealth v. Woods, 454 Pa. 250, 252, 311 A.2d 582, 583 (1973); Commonwealth v. Dickerson, 406 Pa. 102, 176 A.2d 421 (1962). He was identified as a mob leader in the 1987 RICO lawsuit against top Teamsters that led to the present-day consent order. Contracts - Manufacturing. Those guys were tough. In fact, these photographs reveal the blood flowing from the victim's nose to be dried thick upon his cheek. A second line with a different call number had been prearranged by Gorey to ring in his office so that he could receive an anticipated call from Joseph Vernick at 7:00 P. M. One Irene Glenn testified for the Commonwealth that she dialed the regular union phone number about 6:15 P.M. that evening and a man answered identifying himself as Gorey. He was tapped to head Local 326 in Wilmington as part of an internal Teamsters International "reform" effort that split Local 107 into several locals. Sheeran adds some details to what is already well-known about the corrupt relationship between Hoffa and the Nixon administration. 203 which stated in pertinent part: Since this jury was impanelled prior to the time of the presentment, appellant would not have been precluded from making a challenge prior to the submission of the bills had he attempted to do so. Very few persons exposed to full color slide photographs of blood smeared bodies, with bullet riddled faces, lying in literal pools of blood, could dispassionately decide whether the prosecution had sustained its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the perpetrator of such crimes was, in fact, the same man accused of committing them. ), which did not express the views of a majority of this Court. In *161 passing upon the claim of ineffective assistance, the single question is whether counsel's choice of strategy had some reasonable basis designed to effectuate his client's interests. On June 17, 1966, he arrived at work approximately 6:00 P.M. and parked his automobile in the lot adjacent to the building. POMEROY, J., files a concurring and dissenting opinion, in which O'BRIEN, J., joins. Furthermore, if the prosecution felt it desirable, schematic drawings of the victim's bodies, showing the relative position of the various bullet wounds could also have been provided for the jury's benefit. That "puffing" scared top mobsters; it made them think he would make a deal with the Justice Department. Also found in the car were spent cartridges of the same caliber as the bullets removed from the deceased's body. Every prior case of this Court granting a new trial because of the admission of inflammatory photographs is sub silentio overruled by the majority's holding that the photographs admitted in this case do not warrant reversal. [17] The primary substantive difference between *187 appellant's original brief and the current one is that the latter includes citations to cases decided since 1970. Commonwealth v. Scaramuzzino, 455 Pa. at 381, 317 A.2d at 226. It reveals the bullet wound to the right temple, with the blood that once flowed from it across the forehead now dried and caked. Sheeran and another union leader, Louis Louie Buttons Bottone, were charged with murder and racketeering for that hit and several other Teamster-related acts of violence. They have been on strike since April 16, demanding better pay and . Teamsters, Local 107. Even if Frank Sheeran didnt pump those two bullets into the back of Jimmy Hoffas head. Employer/Location Union Employees Date; Allied Building Products Corp (Phila Glenolden & Horsham PA) Glenolden, PA: IBT Local 107: 8: November 12th, 2010: MAC Steel Philadelphia, PA: IBT Local . [5], *181 Having failed in two attempts in this Court for relief based on the fact that the Court had been evenly divided in its decision and the charge that no briefs or argument had been made in this Court, appellant then filed a petition with the court of common pleas seeking relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. One was owned by appellant and the other was being used at the time by one Anthony DiPasquale. Crime & Corruption; Undemocratic Leaders; Unfair Labor Practices; Political Money; Union Profiles. This petition was answered by the Commonwealth and after consideration was denied by this Court March 6, 1973.
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