Legal Opinion
Walker v. Medeiros
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 2018No. 16-1479PPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
*631 Andre Walker appeals from the dismissal of the federal petition for writ of habeas corpus that he brings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . In his petition, he challenges his convictions under Massachusetts law for murder and other offenses on the ground that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We affirm.
I
Walker's convictions arose out of the following events, which are not in dispute. On September 16, 2000, Francis Stephens and José Astacio were shot at the corner of Glenway and Harlem Streets…
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