Sperling v. Grondolsky

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ___________________________________ ) HERBERT SPERLING, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Civil Action v. ) No. 17-12075-PBS ) JEFF GRONDOLSKY, ) ) Respondent. ) ______________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER April 20, 2018 Saris, C.J. INTRODUCTION Herbert Sperling was convicted in the Southern District of New York in 1973 and sentenced to a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole. He has been incarcerated for more than 44 years and is now an elderly man in poor health. Sperling filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under

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