Legal Opinion
Daughtry v. Dennehy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 21, 1996No. Civil Action 95-12338-WGYPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Convicted by a Massachusetts jury of first degree murder, Regina A. Daughtry (“Daughtry”) is presently serving a life sentence. After exhausting all available state court remedies, Daughtry now petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2241 and 2254 (West 1994).
II. Statement of Facts
With appropriate deference to the fact-finding role of the courts of the Commonwealth, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254(d) (West 1994), the following facts may be gleaned from the voluminous record of this ease:
A. The Trial
On June 29,…
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