UNITED STATES v. TAYLOR

No. 72-1231.

478 F.2d 689 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard J. TAYLOR, Jr., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Park, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the Court, with whom Zalkind & Silverglate, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant.

Alan R. Hoffman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom James N. Gabriel, U. S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant Taylor was charged with four counts of selling cocaine in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a). His trial began on April 4, 1972. At the expiration of the morning session, at which appellant was present and during which the prosecution had presented testimony from one of its agents who had purchased the cocaine from appellant, the district court announced that there would be a lunch recess until 2 p.m. Appellant was also told by his...

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