Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Fernandez
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 6, 1974No. 160, Docket 74-1164PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal marks our third encounter with the prosecution of Fred Fernandez. On February 25, 1971, Fernandez was indicted for his alleged participation in the Christmas Eve, 1970 holdup of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association on Kissena Boulevard in Queens. Since that time the government has made four unsuccessful attempts to convict him, and now it asks us to give it another chance. The first trial resulted in a hung jury; in the second and third trials, judgments of conviction were obtained, both of which were reversed on appeals to this court. 1…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by63 opinions
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