Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 19, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. NO.16-10953-DPWPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Ariel Hernandez seeks to vacate his Massachusetts state court convictions on armed robbery, first degree murder, armed home invasion, and weapons charges. Hernandez contends the Massachusetts state courts wrongfully denied: (1) his motion to suppress firearm evidence, (2) his motion to sever his trial from that of two co-defendants, and (3) his motion to sever the several charges against him.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
In federal habeas proceedings challenging state convictions, determinations of factual issues made by…
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