Legal Opinion
Gagne v. Meachum
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 30, 1978No. Civ. A. 75-4777-FPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
Richard Joseph Gagne was convicted of murder in the second degree on February 20,1973 1 and is now serving a life sentence in a Massachusetts correctional facility. Relying on Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 95 S.Ct. 1881, 44 L.Ed.2d 508 (1975) (“Mullaney”), which was given full retroactive effect in Hankerson v. North Carolina, 432 U.S. 233, 97 S.Ct. 2339, 53 L.Ed.2d 306 (1977) (“Hankerson”), Gagne seeks federal habeas corpus relief from that conviction. After considering the issues presented, I deny Gagne’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus ad…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kowalski v. GagneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- DeJoinville v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Armand R. Therrien v. George R. Vose, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Richard Joseph Gagne v. Larry R. MeachumCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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