Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Mitchell
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 3, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-12332-WGYPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
YOUNG, DISTRICT JUDGE.
I. INTRODUCTION
A jury convicted petitioner Bryan Johnston (“Johnston”) in 2006 of first-degree murder, use of a large capacity firearm in commission of a felony, possession of a large capacity firearm without a license, and armed burglary. At trial, Johnston ddmitted that he killed the victim, but argued that he lacked criminal responsibility for his actions under Massachusetts law.1 The Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) affirmed his convictions and the denial of his motion for a new trial. Commonwealth v. Johnston, 467 Mass. 674, 7 N.E.3d 424 (2014).
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Johnston v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017