Legal Opinion
United States v. Antonio Gaudino Vargas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 24, 1979No. 78-1502PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants, three Puerto Rican police officials, appeal from an order of the district court denying their motion for a new trial alleging that one of the jurors, Luis A. Colon Torres, had failed to answer applicable voir dire questions that would have disclosed bias or prejudice and was mentally incompetent.
Defendants were convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 242 1 by beating and assaulting one Tadeo Torres Burgos during an investigation of a murder ease. Shortly after the verdict was returned and within the prescribed time limit defendants moved for a new trial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Stilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United States v. Fred Eubanks, Eugene Martinez, Leroy Jones, Henry D. YanezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- United States v. Alessandrello, Gaetano, in No. 79-2654. Appeal of Lacognata, Salvatore, in No. 79-2699Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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