UNITED STATES v. TIMPANI

No. 81-1164.

665 F.2d 1 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph A. TIMPANI, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Dimitri, Jr., Newport, R. I., for defendant, appellant.

Victor D. Stone, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Paul F. Murray, U. S. Atty., Providence, R. I., and James H. Leavey, Sp. Atty., North Kingstown, R. I., were on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, VAN DUSEN, and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


BREYER, Circuit Judge.

On June 8, 1979, the FBI conducted a coordinated series of searches for contraband and evidence related to loansharking and gambling in Providence, Rhode Island. Pursuant to a warrant, they searched appellant's house. For the first forty-five minutes of the five-hour search, the agents insisted that appellant remain with them while they searched. They refused to allow him to telephone his lawyer or anyone else, lest he issue a warning before...

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