Lattimore v. Dubois, No. Civ. No. 97-11011-NG (D.Mass.) (152 F.Supp.2d 67) (July 13, 2001) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
Here Judge Gertner granted habeas relief to a defendant who had served 20 years in prison after finding that the "cause" that excused his procedural defaults was the trial judge's abuse of discretion in denying a motion for a new trial without a hearing.
Once again District Judge Nancy Gertner ...
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