Simon v. Silva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS WALLY JACQUES SIMON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 20-10715-DPW STEVEN SILVA, ) Superintendent, MCI Norfolk. ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER December 9, 2021 Before me is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arising from the state convictions of Wally Jacques Simon related to the shooting death of Christopher Barbaro. In 2013, a jury convicted Mr. Simon of first-degree murder on a theory of felony murder, MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 265, § 1; armed home invasion, MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 265, § 18C; armed…