Russell v. Marchilli

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS GERALD RUSSELL, * * Petitioner, * * v. * Civil ActionNo. 15-cv-13177-ADB * RAYMOND MARCHILLI, * * Respondent. * * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BURROUGHS, D.J. Petitioner Gerald Russell is currently serving a 27–30 year sentence following his conviction for seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13B. Presently pending before this Court is Petitioner’s petition for habeas corpus relief brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he argues that his trial suffered from federal constitutional…