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GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE v. GOMEZ

No. 77-1597.

566 F.2d 1289 (1978)

GOVERNMENT OF the CANAL ZONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Godofredo GOMEZ, V. (Ventura), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Violanti, U. S. Atty., Balboa, Canal Zone, for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel D. Douglass, Balboa, Canal Zone (Court-Appointed), for defendant-appellee.

Before INGRAHAM, GEE and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Godofredo Gomez was arrested on suspicion of murder. A confession later given by Gomez was suppressed by the district court on the ground that his request for counsel was refused by police. On appeal1 of the suppression order by the government, we affirm.

The Canal Zone police were notified of the murder on October 1, 1976. On that same day, they discovered that a stableboy at the Pacific Riding...

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