Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen M. Rakes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 1998No. 97-1693PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In May 1996, Stephen Rakes was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with perjury and obstruction of justice. Prior to trial, Stephen Rakes moved to suppress conversations between him and his former wife, Julie Rakes, and between him and his onetime attorney, John P. Sullivan. The district court granted the motion, except for one conversation, and the government now appeals.
The facts are readily gleaned from testimony taken by Judge Lindsay in an in camera hearing on the motion to suppress. 1 Stephen and Julie Rakes were married in 1978 and engaged in various…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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