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LOPEZ v. MASSACHUSETTS

No. 06-1663.

480 F.3d 591 (2007)

José LÓPEZ, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS and Page True, Warden, Sussex State Prison, Respondents, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary A. Azzarito with whom Benjamin D. Entine and The Law Offices of Benjamin D. Entine, J.D., Ph.D were on brief for appellant.

Scott A. Katz, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by Jose Lopez, a state prisoner, from the denial by the federal district court of his habeas corpus petition. The central issue concerns the delayed disclosure to Lopez of information helpful to his defense. We recount briefly the factual background and prior proceedings, reserving certain details for later discussion.

Lopez met Maria Rodriguez in July 1993 and, soon thereafter...

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