Legal Opinion
Burks, Jr. v. Duboise
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 8, 1995No. 94-2197PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant, Osear N. Burks, Jr., asked the federal district court to invoke its habeas corpus powers, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2254 (1988), and set aside his state conviction on charges of trafficking in cocaine, exploiting a minor for illegal drug-related purposes, and illicitly conveying articles to a state penal institution. See Mass.Gen.L. ch. 94C, § 32E, 32K (1989); Mass.Gen.L. ch. 268, § 31 (1989). The district court declined to issue the writ. Petitioner appeals. We affirm.
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