Legal Opinion
United States v. William Godfrey Migely
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 18, 1979No. 78-1434PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
On February 13, 1978, William Godfrey Migely applied in Boston for a passport in the name of David Joseph Natta, a deceased infant, presenting a birth certificate and an Oregon driver’s license. He was arrested when he returned and signed for the passport the following day, and was convicted of making a false statement in a passport application, 18 U.S.C. § 1542, after a court trial on stipulated facts.
Prior to trial, Migely unsuccessfully moved to suppress all evidence relating to use of the name David Joseph Natta. This motion was accompanied by claims that…
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