Legal Opinion
Villafane v. Manson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 7, 1980No. Civ. H-78-117PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.
I
Petitioner was indicted for murder in the first degree on December 6, 1971 by an 18-member grand jury in Fairfield County. He was subsequently tried before a petit jury which returned a verdict of guilty. After exhausting his state remedies, petitioner filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus raising various constitutional claims. 1
II
Petitioner, a Puerto Rican, concentrates his efforts on a challenge to the array from which the indicting grand jury was selected. He claims that he has been denied equal protection of the laws in…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. William G. Lachance, William F. Zimmerli, John Schlagenhauf and Thomas CiccaglioneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Alston v. MansonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Hillery v. PulleyDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1983
- United States v. RiouxDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1995
- United States v. GerenaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1987
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