U.S. v. SHAY

No. 93-2141.

57 F.3d 126 (1995)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Thomas A. SHAY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathy B. Weinman, Boston, MA, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Amy Baron-Evans, and Dwyer & Collora were on brief for appellant.

Frank A. Libby, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., and Paul V. Kelly, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, DC, were on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, and BARBADORO, District Judge.


BARBADORO, District Judge.

Thomas Shay Jr. was found guilty of conspiracy and aiding and abetting an attempt to blow up his father's car. In proving its case, the government relied in part on incriminating statements that Shay Jr. made to the police, the media, and fellow inmates. The defendant responded by arguing that his statements were unreliable and should be disregarded. In this opinion, we determine whether the court properly prevented the defendant from supporting...

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