Legal Opinion

United States v. Felix Santiago Soto

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 14, 1987No. 86-1785PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Before us is an appeal (No. 86-1785) from an order of the district court denying, without opinion, a motion to dismiss an indictment on grounds of double jeopardy and collateral estoppel. 1 We affirm. Background — The Metamorphosis

On August 30, 1985, a Postal Service inspector presented a complaint in the district court accusing appellant, an inspector himself, of two felonies, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1702, 1709. 2 For unknown reasons, the United States filed instead an information charging Santiago with a misdemeanor offense. The information alleged that, on August 30,1985,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. People v. MassieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. State v. PettyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
  3. United States v. Ismail Kurkculer, A/K/A George MurphyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Ronald G. RitsemaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  5. State v. ComstockWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992

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