Glass v. Bissonnette

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Respondents’ motion to dismiss a petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

I. Factual Background

Petitioner, Robert E. Glass, was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury in Massachusetts state court on May 1, 1985. Upon moving for a new trial, Petitioner’s conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) as reported at 401 Mass. 799, 519 N.E.2d 1311 (1988). That conviction was subsequently reduced to second degree murder by the trial judge.

Petitioner again moved for a new trial on the…