Legal Opinion
Rosado v. Martinez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 23, 1974No. Civ. 553-72PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CANCIO, Chief Judge.
On June 29, 1972, the petitioner, Francisco Rivera Rosado, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner is collaterally attacking the validity of a guilty plea to a charge of having violated Section 29 of the Narcotic Law of Puerto Rico, which makes the possession of heroin a punishable offense. A brief review of the chronological events leading up to the petition indicates the following:
On January 7, 1961, the petitioner was arrested in the company of Francisco Lloret Rios in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Sworn statements were taken of the petitioner, of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Frederick BetheaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Carroll v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1962
- Massiate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Pueblo v. Márquez EstradaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Martin Molina Oviedo, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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