Legal Opinion

Flores Montañez v. González

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided May 6, 1957No. 11562Published

1Per curiam

Rafael Flores Montañez filed in the San Juan Part of the Superior Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleged, briefly, that he was imprisoned by virtue of an order of one of the judges of that court for “the alleged crime of murder,” for having taken the life of Victor Ca-rrasquillo Santos, and that his imprisonment was illegal because of lack of probable cause. The writ was issued. After the return as well as the answer of the Warden of the District Jail was presented, a hearing was held, at which the petitioner amended his petition alleging also that the bail was excessive, a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Fernandez v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. People v. NagleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  3. People v. McRaeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
  4. People v. TallmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  5. In re McCartyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934

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