Legal Opinion
United States v. Kevin R. Dailey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 5, 1985No. 84-1578PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals a pre-trial order barring three of defendant’s alleged accomplices from testifying against him. The district court’s decision to exclude their testimony was based on its conclusion that the plea agreements entered into by the accomplices were so likely to induce perjurious testimony that to allow them to testify would be to violate defendant’s due process rights. United States v. Dailey, 589 F.Supp. 561 (D.Mass.1984). Finding ourselves in disagreement with the district court, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 25, 1983, a federal grand jury for…
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