In Re United States of America

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1981-12-07

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COFFIN, Chief Judge. This petition for mandamus is brought by a United States Attorney and seeks the enforced recusal of a United States district judge from further proceedings in a federal criminal prosecution. During the spring of 1981, former Massachusetts state Senator James A. Kelly, Jr., was tried in Boston for extortion in violation of federal law…

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