Pagan v. Dickhaut

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Angel Luis Pagan (“Pagan”), acting pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention pursuant to Section 2254 of Chapter 28 of the United States Code. Pagan is serving a life sentence at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, stemming from his convictions for first degree murder and armed home invasion. Pagan raises nine claims for relief in his habeas petition: prejudicial error from admission of prior bad acts; prejudicial error from admission of rebuttal evidence;…