Legal Opinion
Jose Enrique Casiano Velez v. Jose Schmer, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 6, 1984No. 83-1124PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
On this appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus the legal principles are clear; the basic facts, also, are not in dispute. The sole question is the conclusion to be drawn, specifically, whether an initial, show-up, identification of petitioner was so suggestive and unreliable that it must be regarded as tainting the one made in court. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court held that it was not. People v. Casiano Velez, 106 D.P.R. 653 (1977) (4-2); Id., 106 D.P.R. 660 (1978) (3-2); Id., 82 J.T.S. 15 (1982) (3-2), as did the district court. Casiano Velez v.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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