U.S. v. COKER

No. 04-2154.

433 F.3d 39 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward COKER, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Budreau, for appellant.

William H. Connolly, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Edward Coker was convicted by a jury of one count of attempted arson in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i). He now appeals, arguing that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress a confession he made to federal agents because the agents violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. We affirm.

I. Background

In the early morning hours of July 28, 2002, a fire broke out inside...

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