Legal Opinion
Forte v. Medeiros
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 9, 2017No. Civil Action No. 14-40173-TSHPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
HILLMAN, D.J.
Background
Michael Forte (“Forte” or “Petitioner”) has filed a Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 For Writ Of Habeas Corpus By A Person In State Custody (Docket No. 6)(“Petition”) against Sean Medeiros, Superintendent, MCI-Norfolk, Norfolk, MA (“Respondent”). Petitioner was convicted in Massachusetts' Superior Court of murder in the first degree on the theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty and sentenced to life in prison. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) affirmed his conviction on January 10, 2014. On December 8, 2014, he filed his…
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