United States First Circuit

In conviction for murder, denial of petition for habeas relief is affirmed where plaintiff failed to show: 1) counsel's performance was unreasonable or incompetent; and 2) any error that prejudiced him such that the outcome would likely have been different but for the error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/04/2009
• Published 05/04/2009

Judges

• BOUDIN, Circuit Judge., Before Boudin, John R. Gibson, and Howard, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shannon Frison with whom Frison Law Firm, P.C. was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Argie K. Shapiro with whom Martha Coakley, Attorney General, and James J. Arguin, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, were on brief for appellee.