Legal Opinion
Walker v. Russo
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 18, 2007No. Civil Action 06-11476-WGYPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Donovan Walker (“Walker”) brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On August 18, 2000, a jury of Walker’s peers found him guilty of murder in the first degree of Tyrone Davis (“Davis”). Presently, Walker prays this Court grant him relief due to allegedly incorrect jury instructions and ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
A. Procedural Posture
On August 18, 2000, Walker was convicted in the Massachusetts Superior Court sitting in and for the County of Essex of first-degree murder and sentenced to life…
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