Pina v. Silva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS EMMANUEL PINA, * * Petitioner, * * v. * Civil Action No. 19-cv-12583-IT * STEVEN SILVA, * * Respondent. * MEMORANDUM & ORDER September 2, 2021 In 2011, Petitioner Emmanuel Pina was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree for the 2009 shooting deaths of Jovany Eason and Manuel Monteiro. Petitioner was sentenced to life in prison. Now before the court is Emmanuel Pina’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

[#1]. Petitioner argues that his imprisonment is in violation of federal law on three grounds.…