NARDI v. PEPE

No. 11-1247.

662 F.3d 107 (2011)

George J. NARDI, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Peter PEPE, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institute, Concord, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart T. Graham, Jr. with whom Graham & Graham was on brief for appellant.

Jennifer L. Sullivan , Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, with whom Martha Coakley , Attorney General, was on brief for appellee.

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


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

George Nardi was convicted of first-degree murder in a Massachusetts state trial court for killing his mother, Dianne Barchard. Nardi later sought federal habeas relief and now, following its denial, presses a single claim on appeal: he argues that the state trial court violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment by admitting expert opinion testimony resting on what he contends was inadmissible testimonial hearsay...

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