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BURKS v. DUBOIS

No. 94-2197.

55 F.3d 712 (1995)

Oscar N. BURKS, Jr., Petitioner, Appellant, v. Larry E. DUBOIS, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Colleran, Lexington, MA, for appellant.

Gregory I. Massing, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Scott Harshbarger, Atty. Gen., Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, CYR and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant, Oscar N. Burks, Jr., asked the federal district court to invoke its habeas corpus powers, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2254 (1988), and set aside his state conviction on charges of trafficking in cocaine, exploiting a minor for illegal drug-related purposes, and illicitly conveying articles to a state penal institution. See Mass.Gen.L. ch. 94C, § 32E, 32K (1989); Mass.Gen.L. ch. 268, § 31 (1989). The district...

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