See Commonwealth v. Bui 419 Mass. 392, 645 N.E.2d 689 (1995) (Bui I). The petitioner then sought habeas corpus relief in the federal district court, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, naming as respondents two state officials. His petition enumerated several purported constitutional faults. The district court found the claims of error unpersuasive and declined to disturb the state court judgment. See Bui v. DiPaolo, 985 F.Supp. 219 (D.Mass.1997) (Bui II). Because Bui filed his application for habe-as corpus relief in December 1996, the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1217-18 (Apr. 24, 1996) (codified in scattered sections of 28 U.S.C.), governs this case. See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 117 S.Ct. 2059, 2068, 138 L.Ed.2d 481 (1997) (<HOLDING>). Under the AEDPA amendments, a habeas
holding aedpa applicable to petition filed on or after aedpas effective date holding that the act applies prospectively to complaints filed after its effective date holding that habeas petitions challenging judgments of conviction that became final before the effective date of the aedpa are not time barred if filed within one year from aedpas effective date april 241996 holding that in general aedpas provisions apply to cases filed after its effective date holding that in general aedpa applies only to habeas petitions filed after the statutes effective date of april 24 1996 and noting that aedpas special procedures for 28 usc  2254 petitions in capital cases apply also to petitions pending on april 24 1996