Armand R. Therrien v. George R. Vose, Jr.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Armand Therrien appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In September, 1975, the appellant was tried before a jury in the Massachusetts Superior Court of Norfolk County for several counts of murder and assault arising from a single incident. He was convicted of murder in the first degree of United States Army Captain John Oi and police officer William Sheehan; of assault with intent to murder police officer Robert O’Donnell; of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; and of unlawful possession of a weapon. Therrien…