United States First Circuit

Because issues of credibility are for the jury to decide, federal courts should be cautious about issuing habeas petition on grounds of the objective unreasonableness of a state court's conclusion that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2001
• Published 03/29/2001

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Annette C. Benedetto, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles S. Nierman, with whom Eugene Patrick McCann and Manzi and McCann, were on brief, for appellee.