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MATTHEWS v. RAKIEY

No. 94-2017.

54 F.3d 908 (1995)

Lloyd MATTHEWS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Paul RAKIEY, et al., Superintendent at MCI-Walpole, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Nutting Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Scott Harshbarger, Atty. Gen., Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellant.

Stephen Hrones, Boston, MA, orally, Lloyd Matthews, on brief pro se for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Lloyd Matthews was convicted in August 1987 in a Massachusetts trial court of rape, assault in a dwelling with intent to commit a felony, and indecent assault and battery. After exhausting his remedies in the state courts, Matthews sought a writ of habeas corpus in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. After referring the matter...

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