Legal Opinion
Berríos-Romero v. Estado Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 27, 2011No. 10-1442PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Benjamín Berríos-Romero, a Puerto Rican prisoner convicted of second degree murder in 1993 and violation of a domestic relations restraining order in 2010, filed a federal civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged his constitutional rights were violated by a June 25, 2008 decision of the Administration of Corrections that he was ineligible under Puerto Rican law for pre-parole community-based diversion programs.
The exact nature of Berrios-Romero’s constitutional claims is unclear. As we understand it, he argues he has a constitutional right to rehabilitation…
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