United States v. Raposa, 1st Cir. (1997)
United States v. Raposa, 1st Cir. (1997)
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No. 96-1353
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Appellee,
v.
KENNETH RAPOSA,
Defendant, Appellant.
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Before
with
Per Curiam.
participating
in the
collection of
an extension
of credit
by
extortionate
means,
in
violation of 18 U.S.C. SS 894, 2.
three issues on appeal.
He raises
ably
evidence.
The
evidence
penalty,
this,
leg; and
was
escorted out of the room, appellant raised his hand, and pointing
at
Duxbury,
said,
"Do
it nonverbal
evidence
of
but the
appellant's
Not
jury also
kicks
only
had
following
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is whether the
its
the defense a
continuance to obtain
the
testimony
of
a
polygraph
the
only
test from
his expert.
government that
another test,
it secure
The
attorney had
an impartial
obtained
proposed to
examiner to
the
administer
the
polygraph
issue of
testify at trial."
(Emphasis added.)
should he choose
As it happened,
to
appellant
the
Indeed,
we
read
the following
polygraph evidence
language:
would
"In the
directly corroborate
present case,
the
defendant's
the
[sic]
the
jury
must
determine . . . ."
-3-
language
is
of a dancer
this was
said on
the
or something."
day after
the basic
incident
the
her
sure
and
appellant's
The
court
allowed
the
There was
nor
criminal
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