CONNOR v. PICARD

Misc. Civ. No. 68-88-G.

308 F.Supp. 843 (1970)

James J. CONNOR, Petitioner, v. Philip J. PICARD, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

January 16, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Twohig, Boston, Mass., for petitioner.

Bruce NcNeill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Criminal Division, Boston, Mass., for respondent.


OPINION

GARRITY, District Judge.

Petitioner for habeas corpus, Connor, and a codefendant Landry were found guilty on March 25, 1966 of murder in the first degree of Davis. The crime was committed on May 1, 1965. The jury recommended that the death penalty not be imposed and petitioner is serving a life sentence. Codefendants named Doherty were found guilty of being accessories. Petitioner's conviction was affirmed...

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