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JETT v. CASTANEDA

No. 78-1198.

578 F.2d 842 (1978)

Lee B. JETT, Warden, Federal Correctional Institute, Terminal Island, and the United States of America, Appellants, v. Marcus Robert CASTANEDA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Ramsey, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

James R. Dunn, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before TRASK, GOODWIN and TANG, Circuit Judges.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

The warden of the Federal Correctional Institute, Terminal Island, appeals a judgment of contempt entered upon the application of Marcus Robert Castaneda, a prisoner. We reverse.

Castaneda was an inmate of Terminal Island, and while there became the prime suspect in a fatal stabbing that occurred in the prison yard. During the investigation he refused to answer questions until he talked with the assistant Public Defender who had represented...

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