Legal Opinion

Bly v. St. Amand

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 31, 2014No. CIV.A. 08-10005-MLWPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, District Judge.

I. OVERVIEW

On September 25, 1995, Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General Paul McLaughlin was shot and killed. Petitioner Jeffrey Bly was charged with McLaughlin’s murder. Bly was tried by jury in Suffolk Superior Court in May 1999. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Bly’s conviction was affirmed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the “SJC”). Bly moved for a new trial. His motion was denied. He sought leave to appeal the decision denying him a new trial. His request for leave to appeal was denied as well.

*145Bly filed, in this…

2Cases cited87 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dudley v. RyanDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
  2. Gaines v. VidalDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
  3. Fuentes v. SalisburyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2024

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