Perkins v. Russo, No. 08-1150

District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief is affirmed as, even with plenary review, defendant's subordination of perjury claim fails as the victim had identified him multiple time before he was ever even arguably pressed to testify by one of the police officers.   

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Appellate Information

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Decided November 18, 2009

Judges

Before:  Lynch, Chief Judge, and Boudin and Stahl, Circuit Judges

Opinion by Boudin, Circuit Judge

Counsel

For Appellant:    Robert Perkins

For Appellee:   Argie K. Shapiro, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, James J. Arguin, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, and Martha Coakley, Attorney General