Legal Opinion
Donald v. Spencer
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 23, 2010No. Civil Action 08-11671-WGYPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Stanley Donald (“Donald”) brings this action against Superintendent Luis Spencer seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pet. [Doc. No. 1]. Donald presents seven grounds for relief, which can be grouped into four issues: 1) whether Donald was deprived of due process by ineffective assistance of trial counsel (GROUND 1); 2) whether Donald was deprived of due process by ineffective assistance of the post-conviction counsel (GROUND 5); 3) whether Donald should be allowed post conviction discovery and DNA testing…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Donald v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011