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· 8/8/1974

United States v. Pablo Berrios

Citations

  • 501 F.2d 1207

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  • finding no abuse of discretion in the district court’s order that the government turn over, for in camera review, a memorandum sent by the prosecutor to the U.S. Department of Justice recommending prosecution of the defendant
  • allegation of belief in prosecutor's vindictive motive insufficient to warrant hearing in absence of evidence
  • allegation of belief in prosecutor’s vindictive motive insufficient to warrant hearing in absence of evidence
  • affidavit from defendant and attorney that they “believe[d]” there was improper motive and that “hundreds” of similarly situated individuals went unprosecuted was insufficient
  • proffer stating that defendant and his attorney “ ‘believe’[d]” that “ ‘there [we]re hundreds’ ” of unprosecuted persons situated similarly to defendant was insufficient for lack of identification of any unprosecuted violators or affiliated organizations
  • \`[The] conscious exercise of some selectivity in enforcement is not in itself a federal constitutional violation.'\ (quoting Oyler v. Boles, 368 U.S. 448, 456, 82 S.Ct. 501, 7 L.Ed.2d 446 (1962))

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Judges: Kaufman, Mansfield, Mulligan

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