United States First Circuit

The constitution requires that defendants have an opportunity to fully and fairly litigate the issues, and does not grant federal court jurisdiction in cases where a habeas petitioner merely alleges that the state court came to the wrong result after a full and fair opportunity to litigate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2001
• Published 09/10/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald A. Harwood for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William J. Meade, Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief, for appellee.