Legal Opinion
Lucien v. Spencer
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 17, 2008No. CA. No. 07-11338-MLWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On July 20, 2007, the petitioner, who is currently serving a life sentence in state prison following state court convictions for first degree murder and robbery, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Docket No. 1). The petition asserts five constitutional claims: a claim challenging the factual findings in the Supreme Judicial Court’s resolution of a due process challenge to jury instructions (claim one), a challenge regarding the knowing and voluntary waiver of the right to testify (claim two), claims of…
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- Donald Lee Childs v. Jack Duckworth, Sally Wenzel, and Robert BronnenbergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Robert Anthony Murray v. Paul K. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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