Wilkerson v. Alves

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS WILLIE K. WILKERSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 21-11503-DPW COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER May 20, 2022 This petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenges 2015 state court convictions of Willie K. Wilkerson for first-degree murder, MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 265, § 1, and attempt to suborn perjury, MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 268, § 3. Mr. Wilkerson was convicted on June 23, 2015 after a jury trial and took a direct appeal. In April of 2017, he filed a motion for new trial in…