ANDERSON v. BUTLER

No. 87-1781.

858 F.2d 16 (1988)

Bruce ANDERSON, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Norman BUTLER, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Hrones with whom Hrones & Harwood, Boston, Mass., was on brief for petitioner, appellant.

Linda G. Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom James M. Shannon, Atty. Gen., and Annette C. Benedetto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Criminal Bureau, Boston, Mass., were on brief for respondent, appellee.

Before BREYER, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and PETTINE, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 22, 1988.

BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Bruce Anderson, convicted in the Massachusetts superior court of first degree murder of his wife, petitioned for habeas corpus on the single ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Failing, he appeals. He had failed previously, on a post-trial motion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases