Coutu v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ ) DAVID DANIEL COUTU, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) 17-10702-FDS ) COMMONWEALTH OF ) MASSACHUSETTS and ) ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA ) HEALEY, ) ) Respondents. ) _______________________________________) ORDER ON RESPONDENTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS SAYLOR, J. This is a petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Petitioner was convicted by a jury in 2007 of aggravated rape, home invasion, and mayhem, among other things. Respondents the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and…