Don v. Alves

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) AMOS DON ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 21-CV-10468-AK v. ) ) NELSON B. ALVES, SUPERINTENDENT ) ) Respondent. ) ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ANGEL KELLEY, D.J. This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a person in state custody, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Amos Don (“Don” or “Petitioner”) was convicted of first-degree murder and related charges in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) in 2013. After having exhausted his state court remedies, Don now seeks federal…