United States First Circuit

Petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging defendant's conviction for first degree murder is denied, where: 1) the decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court was neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of controlling Supreme Court case law; and so 2) relief is precluded by the terms of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/01/2013
• Published 07/01/2013

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel