U.S. v. ASHLEY

No. 88-1834.

876 F.2d 1069 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Melvin ASHLEY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin J. Gale, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief for, U.S.

Robert D. Watt, Jr., Providence, R.I., by appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and FUSTE, District Judge.


FUSTE, District Judge.

Defendant/appellee Melvin Ashley ("Ashley") and others were charged with various offenses, including conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. During the course of the prior investigation, Judge Francis J. Boyle authorized the interception of conversations over a telephone utilized by co-defendant Edward A. D'Alessio ("D'Alessio"). Judge Boyle approved the wiretap based upon an extensive affidavit by Daniel J. McCarthy ("McCarthy"), a 22...

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