Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Corsini
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 13, 2009No. 07-2798, 08-1020PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Joseph McLaughlin sought federal habeas corpus relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, after being convicted in 1998 of state-law crimes of armed assault with intent to murder and conspiracy to commit armed assault with intent to murder, arising out of a murder-for-hire scheme to kill his wife. McLaughlin appeals the order and judgment denying his habeas petition, alleging that the state court unreasonably applied federal law in affirming his convictions because the Commonwealth withheld certain exculpatory and impeachment evidence. We affirm.
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We presume the state court findings…
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