Ayala v. Medeiros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS PHILIP AYALA, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 20-30059-MGM SUPERINTENDENT SEAN MEDEIROS, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (Dkt. No. 1, 23) October 27, 2022 MASTROIANNI, U.S.D.J. I. OVERVIEW Philip Ayala (“Petitioner”) was convicted of first-degree murder based on the testimony of one eyewitness, Robert Perez. Mr. Perez identified Petitioner as the individual who shot and killed Clive Ramkissoon outside an illegal, after-hours Springfield house party on June 10, 2007. The Commonwealth introduced…