U.S. v. O'BRIEN

No. 89-2033.

895 F.2d 810 (1990)

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Edward O'BRIEN, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Ullmann, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Wayne A. Budd, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant.

Owen S. Walker with whom Susan L. Crockin Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Edward O'Brien was a high-ranking federal drug agent for 18 years. He was arrested on August 14, 1989 in a government "sting" operation, and indicted for trafficking in cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. The day after his arrest, O'Brien appeared before a magistrate and the government moved for his pretrial detention pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(1) and (2).1 The magistrate...

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