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ROBIDOUX v. O'BRIEN

No. 10-1239.

643 F.3d 334 (2011)

Jacques ROBIDOUX, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Steven J. O'BRIEN, Superintendent, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey , for appellant.

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

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Jacques Robidoux was convicted in Massachusetts state court for the murder of his eleven-month-old son for which he is serving a life sentence. He now seeks review of the district court's denial of his federal petition for habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006). The central question is whether his trial counsel, Francis O'Boy, provided competent representation. A brief summary of background events...

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