Legal Opinion
Fuentes v. Moran
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 27, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0071SPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SELYA, District Judge.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254. The petitioner, Samuel Fuentes, is currently incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institution, Cranston, Rhode Island. The defendant is the director of the state’s department of corrections.
This proceeding arose out of a two-count indictment lodged against Fuentes in 1978, charging him with the first-degree murders of Helen Dias and Jane Dias (mother and daughter, respectively). The evidence of guilt can fairly be characterized as overpowering. The petitioner was…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by10 opinions
- David Jarrell v. Charles Balkcom, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- State v. BeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Samuel Fuentes v. John Moran, Director, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Burbine v. MoranDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
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