Legal Opinion

Cravalho v. Maine

District Court, D. Maine

Decided January 22, 2004No. CV-03-127-B-WPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

WOODCOCK, District Judge.

On July 24, 2003, Thomas Cravalho, the Petitioner, filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking federal relief from his convictions in the State of Maine. (Docket No. 1). For the reasons set forth below, this Court DENIES the § 2254 petition.

I. Background.

This case illustrates how the simple can become the complex. The petitioner has been found guilty of seven crimes, four in 1991 and three in 2001. He served his prison terms on three of the 1991 crimes and is currently serving his prison term time on a…

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3Cited by2 opinions

Gonsalves v. ThompsonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
CRAVALHO v. MaineDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2004