Putnam v. Alves

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ ) STEVEN M. PUTNAM, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) 22-10038-FDS ) NELSON ALVES, ) ) Respondent. ) _______________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS SAYLOR, C.J. This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a prisoner in state custody. Petitioner Steven Putnam is an inmate at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution–Norfolk. Respondent Nelson Alves is the current superintendent of that facility. Putnam was convicted in Worcester County…