Legal Opinion
Breest v. Perrin
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided November 1, 1979No. Civ. 79-206-DPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DEVINE, Chief Judge.
In this petition for habeas corpus (28 U.S.C. § 2254), Robert Breest contends he has been deprived of due process by reason of alleged acts of prosecutorial misconduct. He also seeks an evidentiary hearing, perceiving that the testimony of certain witnesses is necessary to the proper adjudication of his contentions. The Court, however, has reviewed the extensive record presented, and concludes that such hearing is not required, and that the writ should not issue.
Petitioner was convicted of murder in March of 1973 after trial by jury in Merrimack County…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert Breest v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- State v. DewittSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1998
- Breest v. PerrinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Breest v. PerrinDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1980
- Breest v. MoranDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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