Legal Opinion
Cormier v. Saba
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 21, 2013No. Civil Action No. 10-10962-FDSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Petitioner Daniel Cormier was convicted by a jury in state court of one count of rape, one count of assault with intent to rape, and six counts of assault and battery in connection with attacks on two women.
*279Petitioner alleges four grounds for relief: (1) that his Sixth Amendment right, to confrontation was violated by the trial judge’s limitation on his counsel’s cross-examination of a witness; (2) that his waiver of his right to testify was…
2Cases cited72 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by3 opinions
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