Legal Opinion
Phoenix v. Matesanz
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 19, 1999No. 98-2048PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Kenneth P. Phoenix appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief from his 1988 murder conviction. We affirm the district court’s determination that Phoenix’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was not proee-durally barred. As to the merits of the ineffective assistance claim, we remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTS
On June 3, 1988, Phoenix was convicted of first-degree murder in the Hampshire Superior Court of Massachusetts. For the facts of his conviction…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Yeboah-Sefah v. FiccoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- Vasquez v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Kenneth P. Phoenix v. James MatesanzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Manuel Gonz Lez-Soberal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Lee v. CorsiniCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
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