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PENA v. DICKHAUT

No. 13-1193.

736 F.3d 600 (2013)

Yoderny PENA, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Thomas DICKHAUT, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rossman for appellant.

Amy L. Karangekis , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Martha Coakley , Attorney General of Massachusetts, was on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, SELYA, AND STAHL, Circuit Judges.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Yoderny Pena was convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts state court. After the state court upheld his conviction on appeal, Pena filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, based on alleged violations of his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights. The district court denied the petition. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court's decision.

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