United States First Circuit

Defendant was not entitled to a "missing witness" instruction with respect to a confidential informant (CI), whose testimony the government elected not to present, where defendant did not attempt to pierce the government's privilege to withhold the CI's identity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2002
• Published 08/07/2002

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Iacopino and Brennan, Caron, Lenehan & Iacopino on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, and Mark E. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.