United States First Circuit

The standards by which federal courts, ruling on state prisoners' habeas petitions, review state court decisions that do not decide the federal constitutional claims raised is de novo review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2001
• Published 11/16/2001

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and DICLERICO, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wendy Sibbison, for appellant.


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