Legal Opinion
Campiti v. Matesanz
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 2003No. 02-1913PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s denial of habeas relief to Francesco Campiti. The outcome is certain but an opinion is warranted because of several important, potentially recurring issues en route, two of which we decide: one concerns the timeliness of the appeal and the other the order in which claims of wrongfully withheld evidence are addressed. The background events in the case can be briefly stated.
Campiti was convicted in Massachusetts state court in March 1989 of drug traffick ing. At trial, two accomplices testified against Campiti. One, Joseph Rego,…
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