Cavitt v. Saba
District Court, D. Massachusetts
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Brian Cavitt (“Cavitt”) brings this pro se petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2254 (“section 2254”). Pet. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Writ Habeas Corpus Person State Custody (“Pet.”), ECF No. 6. Cavitt presents four grounds for relief: (1) whether the “[j]udge erred in denying [a] motion for new trial where trial counsel failed to pursue suppression of a pair of sneakers, notwithstanding a lack of probable cause for search and seizure,” id. at 6; (2) whether the “[j]udge erred in denying [a] motion to suppress…
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