Legal Opinion
Santiago-Melendez v. Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided December 14, 2005No. Civil 05-1362 (JAG)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,” filed by Pedro Santiago-Melendez (“Santiago-Melendez”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 (Docket No. 1).
For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES the Petition.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2
On March 14th, 1997, Santiago-Melendez was sentenced by the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Caguas Part (“State Court”), on a charge of attempted robbery and two weapons charges. He was sentenced to a term of six years imprisonment for the attempted robbery charge, to one…
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