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GERAWAY v. SCAFATI

Misc. Civ. No. 69-79-C.

320 F.Supp. 718 (1970)

William R. GERAWAY, Petitioner, v. Palmer C. SCAFATI, as he is Superintendent of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

December 29, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Hurley, Boston, Mass., for petitioner.

Lawrence P. Cohen and James O. Druker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Com. of Mass., Criminal Division, Boston, Mass., for respondent.

OPINION

CAFFREY, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by William R. Geraway against the Superintendent of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. He is serving a life sentence as a result of his conviction of first degree murder in the Superior Court of Norfolk County. The amended petition relies on the contention that petitioner's constitutional rights were denied, both...

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