Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Peterson v. Puerto Rico
439 U.S. 989
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-11-27
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- self-defense and malice are mutually exclusive concepts since a finding of self-defense negates all elements of homicide
- children removed from home following dependency and neglect proceeding were returned to natural parent upon showing of rehabilitation and absent showing that return would be “seriously detrimental” to the children’s interests
Citator
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Sup. Ct. P. R. Certiorari denied.