United States First Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where petitioner's assertion that his trial counsel did not elicit specific testimony that would reveal his innocence did not meet the standard for a claim of actual innocence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/19/2007
• Published 10/19/2007

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie W. O'Brien, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eva M. Badway, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Martha Coakley, Attorney General, was on brief, for respondent.