Legal Opinion
Evans v. Thompson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 11, 2006No. Civil Action 04-12205-WGYPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Jimmy Evans (“Evans”) brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Evans is seeking an evidentiary hearing plus funds to pursue forensic, ballistic, and fingerprint testing and a reversal of his convictions of first degree murder and possession of a firearm without a license in the Massachusetts Superior Court sitting in and for the County of Suffolk. Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody [Doc. No. 1] (“Ha-beas Pet.”) at 2; Petitioner’s Motion for Funds &…
2Cases cited82 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Evans v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Cavitt v. SabaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
- Logan v. GelbDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
- Hyatt v. GelbDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
- Junta v. ThompsonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
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