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 (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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented 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. List of all Proceedings in Other Courts That Are Directly Related to the Present Case in the Supreme Court Accusation, Carlos Santiago, et al v. Josean Toucet, et al, Q-2008-3-057-3875 (Criminal), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Municipal Court, Pefiuelas Part. Judgment Entered November 13, 2008 Josean Toucet, et al v. Carlos Santiago, et al, JDP-2009-0338, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Court of First Instance, Ponce Part. Judgment entered August 21, 2019.Not related to the Supreme Court because it was revoked by the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals. Josean Toucet, et al v. Carlos Santiago, et al, KLAN 2019-0983, Puerto Rico Appeals Court, Judgment entered July 15, 2020. Josean Toucet, et al v. Carlos Santiago, No. AC-2020-0051, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Resolution entered February 8, 2021.

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
Carlos W. Santiago — Petitioner