Legal Opinion
United States v. Harry J. Zozlio, United States of America v. James T. Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 18, 1980No. 79-1353, 79-1354PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial before the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Harry Zozlio and James Lawrence, officers of the Coventry, Rhode Island Police Department, were convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 242 for their use of force, threats of injury, and other improper means in questioning an individual after his arrest. * Appellants’ principal contention is that their rights secured by the double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment were violated when they faced retrial after having successfully urged that a mistrial be granted because of…
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