Legal Opinion
Robidoux v. O'BRIEN
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 28, 2011No. 10-1239PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Jacques Robidoux was convicted in Massachusetts state court for the murder of his eleven-month-old son for which he is serving a life sentence. He now seeks review of the district court’s denial of his federal petition for habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006). The central ques tion is whether his trial counsel, Francis O’Boy, provided competent representation. A brief summary of background events and earlier proceedings is a preface to several difficult, legal issues. 1
Robidoux’s father led a religious sect that included Robidoux and his wife, Karen. One of his…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wood v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Rice v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Leif Taylor v. Thomas M. Maddox, Interim Director George Galaza Cal TerhuneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Gorbey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Rosenthal v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
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