Legal Opinion
Soto v. Carrasquillo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 13, 1997No. 96-1024PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
On April 21,1991, Angel Rodriguez shot to death his two young children and then killed himself. This tragedy occurred four days after Rodriguez’s wife, Flor Maria Soto, complained to the police about the physical and emotional abuse she suffered at Rodriguez’s hands. The police, knowing Rodriguez had threatened to kill Soto and her family if Soto went to the police to have him jailed for his spousal abuse, nonetheless violated their obligations of confidentiality and informed Rodriguez of Soto’s complaints. Having done so, the police did not jail Rodriguez or take steps…
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