Legal Opinion
Urdiales v. Canales
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 24, 1979No. Civ. A. L-79-45PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KAZEN, District Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the participation of a United States Attorney and an Assistant United States Attorney as special prosecutors in a state criminal trial violates the civil rights of the criminal defendant because the presence of the Federal attorneys in state court will deprive the defendant of his right to a fair trial under the due process clause of the Constitution.
FACTS
The Plaintiff, Fernando Urdíales, is charged with the offense of Murder, Felony One in Cause No. 17,283 in the 49th District Court, Webb, County, Texas. The…
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