MEMORANDUM
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On March 13, 2003, Edward Paulding ("Paulding") filed the present petition for writ of habeas corpus, challenging his state conviction on two grounds: (1) "[i]t was a denial of due process [for the trial judge] to not define the elements of 2nd degree murder"; and (2) "[i]t was a denial of due process for the Supreme Judicial Court to require defining of the elements of 2nd degree murder but...
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