United States First Circuit

Petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied over petitioner's claims that: 1) his due process rights were violated when Massachusetts permitted the destruction of exculpatory evidence prior to trial and made improper statements in closing arguments at trial; 2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and 3) the trial court improperly dismissed a sitting juror based on ex parte communications.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2006
• Published 10/23/2006

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Nathanson for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cathryn A. Neaves, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief, for the appellee.