Legal Opinion
Parker v. Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 1, 2013No. Civil Action No. 12-10978-WGYPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Thomas Parker (“Parker”) brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction for indecent assault and battery in the Massachusetts Superior Court (“Superior Court”), sitting in and for the County of Middlesex. See Pet. Relief Conviction Sentence Person State Custody (“Pet.”) 6, 8, ECF No. 1. Parker presents two grounds for relief rooted in the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution: ineffective assistance of counsel and denial of his right to confrontation. See id. Parker’s…
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