Career
He presented several cases before the United States District Court of Appeals First Circuit, including a Second Amendment to the United States Constitution gun case in 1942. The 1942 case was the first lower court attempt to redefine Supreme Court decisions on the Second Amendment. Belaval"s father, Joseph South. Belaval, was president of the Puerto Rico Board of Health and a controversial advocate for sterilization and birth control.
Porto Rico Telephone
Company v. Puerto Rico Communications Authority (1951)
Cases v. United States (1942)
Ramirez-Pabon v.
Board of Personnel of Puerto Rico (1958).