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U.S. v. MURPHY

No. 98-2035.

193 F.3d 1 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph P. MURPHY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Rehnquist with whom Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP was on brief, for appellant.

Ben T. Clements, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and S. Theodore Merritt, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for the United States.

Before SELYA, BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Murphy, a criminal defense lawyer, was indicted on charges that he participated in an extortion scheme with two Boston police detectives. The detectives, Kenneth Acerra and Walter Robinson, pled guilty to a number of offenses involving a much greater range of misconduct than that for which Murphy was charged. But Murphy stood trial, was convicted by a jury, and now appeals. The evidence offered by the government at trial permitted the...

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