Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Spencer
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 18, 2005No. CIV.02-10887-RCLPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF
LINDSAY, District Judge.
Before the court is the petition of Dalton Simpson (the “petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). The petitioner is in the custody of the respondent, Luis Spencer, as a result of having been convicted of first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, and motor vehicle offenses. In a motion to dismiss, the respondent contends that the petition should be denied because the petitioner has not met the standard for the granting of habeas relief under § 2254(d)(1) namely that of…
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