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SLEEPER v. SPENCER

Civil Action No. 03-30061—MAP.

453 F.Supp.2d 204 (2006)

Joseph SLEEPER, Petitioner v. Luis S. SPENCER, Superintendent, M.C.I Norfolk and Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

September 11, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eva M. Badway, Attorney General's Office, Boston, MA, for Respondent.

William Newman, Lesser, Newman, Souweine & Nasser, Northampton, MA, for Petitioner.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (Dkt. No. 1)

PONSOR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Petitioner Joseph Sleeper, a state prisoner serving a life term for first-degree murder, seeks habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that his federal constitutional rights were violated in numerous ways, and sets forth six separate grounds for habeas relief.

For the reasons outlined below...

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