United States First Circuit

Because the law is unsettled regarding whether a defendant's post arrest silence is admissible where the defendant otherwise cooperated, the petitioner cannot show that state court's decision was objectively unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2001
• Published 10/23/2001

Judges

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

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 appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brownlow M. Speer, on brief, for appellee.