Legal Opinion
Knowles v. Cunningham
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided February 20, 1997No. CV-96-475-JDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Knowles v. Cunningham CV-96-475-JD 02/20/97 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE William James Knowles III v. Civil No. 96-475-JD Michael J. Cunningham, Warden New Hampshire State Prison O R D E R The pro se petitioner, William James Knowles, III, brought this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner challenges his conviction on two grounds, asserting he did not receive (1) potentially exculpatory material or (2) effective assistance of counsel. Background The petitioner was charged with two counts of aggravated felonious…
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