Norton v. Spencer

MEMORANDUM REGARDING PETITIONER’S FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (Docket Nos. 1, 20)

PONSOR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Habeas corpus petitioner Roger Norton (“Norton” or “petitioner”) argues that he has been wrongly imprisoned following his conviction on four counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under the age of fourteen. His arguments can be divided into two categories: (1) that the prosecution’s failure to disclose exculpatory evidence violated his rights as set forth in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963); and…