MATHENEY v. ANDERSON

No. 99-3657.

253 F.3d 1025 (2001)

Alan L. MATHENEY, Petitioner, v. Rondle ANDERSON, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Freedman (argued), Midwest Center for Justice, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Michael R. McLaughlin (argued), Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for respondent-appellee.

Before COFFEY, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On March 7, 1989, the State of Indiana charged Alan Matheney in a two-count indictment with murder and burglary. Matheney entered a plea of not guilty as to both counts. In April 1990, an Indiana jury found Matheney guilty on both counts and recommended the death penalty. The trial judge agreed, and on May 11, 1990, Matheney was sentenced to death.

After exhausting his state remedies, Matheney filed a petition on July 10, 1998, in federal...

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