Legal Opinion
Watt v. Marchilli
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 10, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-40045-TSHPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
Hillman, District Judge
Background
Francis Watt (“Watt” or “Petitioner”) has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) alleging the following grounds for relief:
Ground One: Petitioner was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to present mitigating factors to the sentencing court, such as his age, health and medical issues, resulting in him receiving an unjustly harsh sentence; and the case against him was based on circumstantial evidence and was…
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