U.S. v. GRIBBEN

No. 399, Docket 92-1335.

984 F.2d 47 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. James GRIBBEN and Carlos Maldonado, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Standiford, Asst. U.S. Atty., S.D. of N.Y. (Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty. for the S.D. of N.Y., New York City, Paul G. Gardephe, Asst. U.S. Atty., of counsel), for appellant.

Raymond E. Kerno, Lake Success, NY (Lysaght, Lysaght & Kramer, P.C., Lake Success, NY, Stuart London, Rye Brook, NY (Atty. for appellee James Gribben), Stephen C. Worth, Hession, Bekoff & Worth, Mineola, NY (Atty. for appellee Carlos Maldonado), of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before: NEWMAN, KEARSE and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

The circumstances of what would have been an otherwise routine arrest by two New York City police officers is before us because of their unexpected conduct in allegedly fabricating the details of the incident. They related the embellished "facts" to an Assistant United States Attorney, a United States Magistrate Judge and a federal grand jury. This embroidered tale led to the prosecution of one Lindsey Calhoun for unlawful possession of a...

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