Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Fasano v. Hall

449 U.S. 867

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1980-10-06
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that cross-examination of a defendant about his pre-arrest silence regarding his defense of self-defense did not violate his right to silence under the Fifth Amendment
  • alleged violation of Article 111(a) 180-day time provision and other alleged IADA violations not cognizable under § 2254 as they did not constitute fundamental defects
  • violations of IAD are not “fundamental defects” indicating a “miscarriage of justice” so as to be cognizable in federal habeas proceeding

Citator

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C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.