United States First Circuit

Counsel was not ineffective in failing to pursue expert testimony, on the combined effect of voluntary intoxication and alleged mental deficiencies, to bolster a defense to first degree murder, nor in failing to 1) investigate defendant's psychiatric history, 2) exercise a single peremptory challenge, or 3) object to jury instructions or prosecutor's closing argument.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/10/2002
• Published 07/10/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wendy Sibbison, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dean A. Mazzone, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief, for appellees.