¶1 Pro se petitioner Thomas Lynes appeals a district court order that dismissed his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Having thoroughly reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs on appeal, we agree that the Massachusetts Appeals Court’s decision was neither “contrary to” nor an “unreasonable application” of Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969), and its progeny. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See Local Rule 27(c).
48 F. App'x 800
Lynes v. Hall
U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2002
U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2002-10-23
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Boykin v. Alabama
Decided 2002-10-23