DAVIS v. LEHANE

No. Civ.A. 83-03676-WGY.

89 F.Supp.2d 142 (2000)

George S. DAVIS, Petitioner, v. Kenneth G. LEHANE, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Rankin, Rankin & Sultan, Boston, MA, for George S. Davis, plaintiff.

Elisabeth J. Medvedow, Attorney General's Office, Criminal Bureau, Boston, MA, Gregory I. Massing, D. Dunbar Livingston, Special Assistant Attorney General, Office of the D.A. for Eastern District, Salem, MA, for Kenneth G. Lehane, Suffolk County Superior Court, Attorney General, Commonwealth, defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On November 23, 1983, George C. Davis ("Davis"), a former attorney, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 He alleges that his 1978 convictions in Suffolk Superior Court, for conspiracy to commit arson and conspiracy to commit arson with intent to defraud an insurer, were the result of an unfair trial. Specifically, he alleges that the Commonwealth...

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