United States First Circuit

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying petitioner's application for habeas relief from his conviction of the first-degree murder of this former wife, judgment is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in applying the new-and-substantial rule to petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2011
• Published 09/08/2011

Judges

• SOUTER

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jane Elizabeth Lee, Jason M. Swergold