Legal Opinion
United States v. Perez Perez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 26, 1995No. 94-1781PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Herminio Perez Perez was formerly a sergeant with the Puerto Rico Police Department. In 1989, he was charged under Puerto Rico law with attempted murder and concealing evidence. The charges stemmed from an incident in which Perez allegedly shot and wounded two riders on a motorcycle while seeking to bring it to a halt. Perez was tried in Puerto Rico Superior Court and acquitted by the jury on both counts.
In 1992, Perez was indicted by a federal grand jury, in connection with the same shooting incident, and charged with deprivation of rights under color of law, in…
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