Legal Opinion
Alves v. Matesans
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 14, 1998No. C.A. 97-11015-JLTPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
A jury found Petitioner Rawlinson Alves guilty of second degree murder on August 13, 1989. His conviction became final on January 31, 1994, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied him further appellate review. Petitioner now seeks a writ of habeas corpus from this court, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Respondent, on the other hand, urges the dismissal of Alves’ petition, claiming that it was untimely filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d), as amended by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”).
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Huenefeld v. MaloneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
- Alves v. MatesanzDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000