United States First Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus relief in a first degree murder case is affirmed where the trial judge's refusal to allow a line of questioning for a prosecution witness did not violate the Confrontation Clause, and where the defense counsel's work did not fall below an objective standard of reasonableness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/02/2006
• Published 05/02/2006

Judges

• CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward B. Gaffney, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel I. Smulow, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, was on brief, for appellee.