Legal Opinion
Frank Grace v. Fred Butterworth, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 1980No. 79-1422PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Appellants, Frank and Ross Grace, were tried together in 1974 in Massachusetts Superior Court for the murder of Marvin Morgan. The government’s case depended largely on the testimony of two eyewitnesses who identified the Graces as the victim’s assailants. The appellants each proffered *3an alibi defense.1 The jury returned guilty verdicts of first degree murder for Frank Grace and second degree murder for his brother Ross, and the trial judge sentenced both to life in prison.
This appeal from the district court’s denial of appellants’ petitions for habeas corpus is the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Taylor v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Zettlemoyer v. FulcomerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Joseph Niziolek, Jr. v. Michael AsheCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Armand R. Therrien v. George R. Vose, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Leonard v. HammondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Robert Bumpus v. Frank GunterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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