United States First Circuit

Dismissal of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed where a state court's determination that petitioner suffered no prejudice as a result of his attorney's opening statement is reasonable in light of controlling Supreme Court precedent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/05/2007
• Published 12/05/2007

Judges

• BARBADORO, District Judge., Before LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges and BARBADORO, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William C. Newman, with whom Richard L. Goldman was on the brief, for appellant.


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