UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Peter BOYLAN, Defendant, Appellant.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
John E. CAREY, Defendant, Appellant.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Thomas J. CONNOLLY, Defendant, Appellant.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Matthew A. KILROE, Defendant, Appellant.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
John F. McCORMICK, Defendant, Appellant.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Kenneth J. NAVE, Defendant, Appellant.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Francis X. SHEEHAN, Defendant, Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard December 6, 1989.
Decided March 14, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Thomas R. Dyson, Washington, D.C., with whom Albert Cullen, Jr., Boston, Mass., Robert D. Luskin, Jonathan A. Knee, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Clifford M. Sloan, and Onek, Klein & Farr, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellant Thomas J. Connolly.
Robert D. Luskin, with whom Jonathan A. Knee, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Clifford M. Sloan, and Onek, Klein & Farr, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for remaining appellants.
Paul Buckley, Milton, Mass., on brief, for appellant Peter Boylan.
Regina Quinlan, Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellant John E. Carey.
Anthony Traini and Leppo & Traini, Randolph, Mass., on brief, for appellant Matthew A. Kilroe.
Anthony M. Cardinale, Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellant John F. McCormick.
Paul F. Markham, Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellant Kenneth J. Nave.
Robert Muse, Washington, D.C., on brief, for appellant Francis X. Sheehan.
Diane M. Kottmyer and James B. Farmer, Sp. Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, with whom Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for U.S.
Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is generally credited with pointing out that "we live by symbols" — and few symbols are better recognized than the lawman's badge. Yet the badge, like other emblemata of power, can be tarnished. These appeals present what the government believes — and defendants steadfastly deny — is a classic example of the genre.
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