U.S. v. CASTRO

No. 97-1684.

129 F.3d 226 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Christian CASTRO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana A. Curhan, Boston, MA, on brief, for appellant.

Jay P. McCloskey, United States Attorney, Bangor, ME, Margaret D. McGaughey and George T. Dilworth, Assistant United States Attorneys, Portland, ME, on brief, for appellee.

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


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this criminal appeal, defendant-appellant Christian Castro argues that the district court erred when it excluded the testimony of two prospective defense witnesses on the ground that each of them, if called to the witness stand, could and would invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. In addition, Castro asseverates that the prosecution's role in keeping one of these witnesses...

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