United States First Circuit

Denial of habeas petition is affirmed over claim that the state court erred in denying petitioner's claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights as, inter alia, his original defense attorney had an actual conflict of interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/08/2007
• Published 11/08/2007

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rosemary Curran Scapicchio, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eva M. Badway, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Martha Coakley, Attorney General, was on brief, for respondent.