United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his claims that 1)an evidentiary ruling was outside the judge's discretion, 2)the judge improperly coerced a witness into retracting testimony, and 3)the judge made prosecution-friendly trial management rulings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2005
• Published 07/19/2005

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LYNCH, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John J.E. Markham, II, with whom Markham & Read, was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.