Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 11, 1994, 545, 541, 532, 550, 551, 690, 689, Dockets 92-164(L), 92-1657, 92-1658, 92-1659, 92-1660, 92-1661, 92-1662, 92-1700 (United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong, A/K/A "l.v. Hong")

KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Defendants David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran (“Lan Tran”), Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen (“Jimmy”), Quang Van Nguyen (“Quang”), Hoang Huy Ngo (“Hoang Ngo”), and LV Hong appeal from judgments entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York following a jury trial before Carol Bagley Amon,

Judge,

convicting them of a host of crimes involving murder, robbery,