No. 21-190

Carlos W. Santiago v. Josean Toucet, et al.

Lower Court: Puerto Rico
Docketed: 2021-08-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2)
Tags: appeal appellate-rights confession confession-suppression criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection judicial-misconduct trial-transparency
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

A = If due process of law is violated when a judge in a hidden trial disappears and
erases from his judgment the confession obtained through strong cross-examination
as stipulated in the complaint.

B = If the equal protection under the law is breached when a judge denies the
complainant his determination so that the complainant cannot appeal the adverse
judicial opinion.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

If due process of law is violated when a judge in a hidden trial disappears and erases from his judgment the confession obtained through strong cross-examination as stipulated in the complaint

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-11-02
2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-06-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)

Attorneys

Carlos W. Santiago
Carlos W. Santiago — Petitioner