CAMPBELL v. FAIR

No. 87-1311.

838 F.2d 1 (1988)

John CAMPBELL, Jr., et al., Petitioners, Appellants, v. Michael V. FAIR, Commissioner of Correction, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Cardinale, with whom Robert L. Sheketoff and Zalkind, Sheketoff, Homan, Rodriguez & Lunt, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for petitioners.

William A. Gottlieb, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crim. Bureau, with whom James M. Shannon, Atty. Gen., and A. John Pappalardo, Deputy Atty. Gen., Chief, Crim. Bureau, Boston, Mass., were on brief for respondent.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

We review here the district court's denial of Campbell, Keigney and Doherty's petitions for writs of habeas corpus. They argue before us that their constitutional rights were violated because the prosecution in state courts knowingly relied on perjured testimony and failed to disclose impeaching testimony. Doherty also claims the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction.

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