United States First Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus petition is affirmed where the presentation of improper evidence before the grand jury was not so blatant as to call into doubt the fundamental fairness of the judicial process and the petit jury was not presented with the same improper evidence in reaching its verdict.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2006
• Published 05/18/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jill Brenner Meixel, with whom Peter E. Gelhaar and Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maura D. McLaughlin, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief, for appellee.