United States First Circuit

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging petitioner's state court convictions for drug distribution and trafficking on the grounds that the state proceedings violated his federal Confrontation Clause rights, is affirmed, where: 1) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found error, but concluded it was harmless; and 2) petitioner has failed to show the "substantial and injurious effect or influence" required to set aside the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's affirmance of his conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2014
• Published 05/21/2014

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel