Legal Opinion

Duguay v. Spencer

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided December 3, 2009No. Civil Action 03-11575-NMGPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit remanded this case for further proceedings on the issue of the alleged ineffectiveness of appellate counsel (which, according to the remand, depends on whether trial counsel provided ineffective assistance). Before the Court are that remand order and various related motions filed by Petitioner Timothy Duguay (“Duguay”).

I. Background

This habeas petition arises out of a first degree murder conviction returned in November, 1997 in the Massachusetts Superi- or Court Department for Plymouth County.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. United States v. Richard Harmon BellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. Gunter v. MaloneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Duguay v. SpencerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011

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