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WINFIELD v. O'BRIEN

No. 13-2438.

775 F.3d 1 (2014)

Keith WINFIELD, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Steven J. O'BRIEN, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 18, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sheketoff for appellant.

Kris C. Foster , Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts, with whom Martha Coakley , Attorney General, Massachusetts, was on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges, and McCAFFERTY, District Judge.

This appeal illustrates both the considerable responsibility granted to a jury, and the restricted scope of federal court review of state court convictions. A heinous crime most certainly occurred. Less certain is the perpetrator's identity. No confession, eye-witness testimony, DNA, or similar evidence pointed the finger...

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