Legal Opinion
Breest v. Perrin
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided August 22, 1980No. Civ. 79-266-D, 79-302-DPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DEVINE, Chief Judge.
These habeas corpus cases, consolidated per our Order of October 4, 1979, present the common question whether the holding in Dunn v. Perrin, 570 F.2d 21 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 437 U.S. 910, 98 S.Ct. 3102, 57 L.Ed.2d 1141 (1978) — that New Hampshire’s former reasonable doubt jury instruction is constitutionally invalid — applies retroactively so as to require reversal of petitioners’ convictions and new trials.
Petitioner Robert Breest was convicted of first degree murder on March 22, 1973, following a jury trial. Petitioner Frederick J. Martineau was similarly…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Brooks v. Solomon Co.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1982
- Robert Breest v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Warden, New Hampshire State Prison, Frederick J. Martineau v. Richard T. McCarthy Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Breest v. PerrinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Robert Breest v. Michael Cunningham, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Breest v. MoranDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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