United States v. Dussault

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[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 96-1257


UNITED STATES,

Appellee,

v.

DENNIS L. DUSSAULT,

Defendant, Appellant.

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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

[Hon. Francis J. Boyle, Senior U.S. District Judge] __________________________

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Before

Torruella, Chief Judge, ___________
Selya and Stahl, Circuit Judges. ______________

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Edward F. St.Onge on brief for appellant. _________________
Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Attorney, and Andrew J. Reich, __________________ ________________
Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.


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December 30, 1997
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Per Curiam. We have reviewed the submissions by the __________

parties and the record in this case, and we affirm the

judgment of conviction. Appellant Dennis Dussault

("Dussault") contends statements he made to an ATF agent

should not have been admitted into evidence, because 1) he

was never warned of his constitutional rights pursuant to

Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), and 2) his counsel __________________

was not present while he made the statements in question.

Neither argument has merit. Miranda applies only when a _______

suspect is subjected to a "custodial interrogation." United ______

States v. Ventura, 85 F.3d 708, 710 (1st Cir. 1996) (citing _________________

Illinois v. Perkins, 496 U.S. 292, 297 (1990)). Under no ____________________

version of the facts could the exchange between Dussault and

the ATF agent be characterized as an "interrogation." For

the same reason, counsel's absence during the initial

exchange between Dussault and the agent did not violate

Dussault's constitutional rights. Oregon v. Bradshaw, 462 ___________________

U.S. 1039, 1044-45 (1983) (counsel's absence during

interrogation violates suspect's constitutional rights if _____________

suspect has not knowingly and intelligently waived right to

counsel); see also Arizona v. Fulminante, 499 U.S. 279, 286 _________ _____________________

(1991); 18 U.S.C. 3501(d).

Dussault's remaining points on appeal are waived due to

the failure to fully brief those issues. United States v. _________________

Pierro, 32 F.3d 611, 621 (1st Cir. 1994). ______



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Affirmed. Loc. R. 27.1. ________



















































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