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SANTIAGO v. O'BRIEN

No. 09-1186.

628 F.3d 30 (2010)

Peter J. SANTIAGO, Jr., Petitioner, Appellant, v. Steven O'BRIEN, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Freyleue , for appellant.

Susanne G. Reardon , Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, with whom Martha Coakley , Attorney General, was on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, SELYA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Peter J. Santiago, Jr., appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. At his state trial for trafficking cocaine, he was prevented from introducing hearsay testimony arguably favorable to his defense—namely, a friend's claim that the drugs at issue belonged to the friend and not Santiago. He now seeks a writ of habeas corpus premised solely on this alleged violation of his Sixth Amendment right to present a defense...

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