Hyatt v. Gelb

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Charkeem Hyatt, petitioner-appellant, contests the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C, § 2254. Hyatt argues that Massachusetts state courts failed to apply the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Snyder v. Massachusetts, 291 U.S. 97, 122, 54 S.Ct. 330, 78 L.Ed. 674 (1934), in denying his request to be present during the jury view of the crime scene. After careful consideration, we affirm the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief.

I. Background

On federal habeas review, the findings of fact of a state court…