JACKSON v. AMARAL

No. 83-1469.

729 F.2d 41 (1984)

Anthony JACKSON, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Ronald AMARAL, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Potters, Boston, Mass., with whom Nix & Potters, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for petitioner, appellant.

Barbara A.H. Smith, Chief, Criminal Appellate Div., Boston, Mass., with whom Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for respondent, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Anthony Jackson, was convicted in a Massachusetts state court of various offenses including armed assault with intent to murder and unlawful carrying of a firearm. Jackson alleges that his constitutional rights were violated during the course of his trial and petitions for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed Jackson's petition. We affirm.

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