United States First Circuit

A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision, extending the right of a voluntary and knowing waiver of the right to be present at trial to capital defendants, was neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/19/2002
• Published 11/19/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, B. FLETCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan Jay Black, for petitioner, appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Annette C. Benedetto, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, and David O'Sullivan, Legal Intern, were on brief, for respondent, appellee.