U.S. v. McGILL

No. 91-1588.

952 F.2d 16 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Steven McGILL, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Cicilline, Providence, R.I., for defendant, appellant.

Marie K. McElderry, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, with whom John R. Dunne, Asst. Atty. Gen., David K. Flynn, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., and Anthony DiGioia, Asst. U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., were on brief for plaintiff, appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, SELYA and CYR, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Steven McGill was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charged violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242 (1982).1 The government alleged in substance that McGill was a correctional officer at a state prison in Rhode Island; that on July 10, 1984, while on duty, he subjected an inmate, Roger Alessio, to a simulated version of "Russian Roulette"; that, in the course of this perilous fandangle, McGill aimed...

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