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

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, No. AC-2020-051 · judgment October 16, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 12, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question 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.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Carlos W. Santiago

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Dec 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Nov 02 2021
  4. Oct 12 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Sep 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  6. Jun 02 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)