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ALVES v. MATESANS

C.A. No. 97-11015-JLT.

20 F.Supp.2d 135 (1998)

Rawlinson ALVES, Petitioner, v. James MATESANS, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

April 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rawlinson Alves, Norfolk, MA, pro se.

John W. Laymon, Kaplan, Laymon & Gunning, Boston, MA, for Rawlinson Alves, petitioner.

Gregory I. Massing, L. Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General's Office, Boston, MA, for James Matesans, respondent.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, Chief Judge.

A jury found Petitioner Rawlinson Alves guilty of second degree murder on August 13, 1989. His conviction became final on January 31, 1994, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied him further appellate review. Petitioner now seeks a writ of habeas corpus from this court, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Respondent, on the other hand, urges the dismissal of Alves' petition, claiming that...

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