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GENIUS v. PEPE

No. 97-2427.

147 F.3d 64 (1998)

Everard GENIUS, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Peter PEPE, Jr., Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sheketoff with whom Sheketoff & Homan was on brief for petitioner.

Gregory I. Massing, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, Appellate Division, with whom Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General, was on brief for respondent.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Everard Genius from the district court's order denying Genius's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Genius was convicted of first degree murder in state court in 1980 and is currently serving a life sentence for that crime. Relying primarily on the well-reasoned decision of the district court, we sustain the denial of the writ. However, in light of the unusual history of the case, we set forth a brief summary of the facts...

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