Murphy v. Thompson

ORDER

TAURO, District Judge.

After considering the filings in the case, the court hereby orders:

1. The April 27, 2007, Report and Recommendation of U.S.M.J. Dein is ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED.

2. Petitioner’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus [# 1] is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HA-BEAS CORPUS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2254

DEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The petitioner, John Derek Murphy (“Murphy” or the “defendant”), was convicted on October 18, 2000 by a Middlesex County jury of twelve counts of larceny over $250 (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266,…