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BENEFIEL v. DAVIS

No. 03-1968.

357 F.3d 655 (2004)

Bill J. BENEFIEL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Cecil DAVIS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Freedman, Gary Prichard (argued), Evanston, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Thomas D. Perkins (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In 1988, Bill J. Benefiel was sentenced to death for murdering Delores Wells in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1987. His conviction for the murder, as well as for criminal confinement, rape, and criminal deviant conduct, and his death sentence have been upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court both on direct appeal, Benefiel v. Indiana, 578 N.E.2d 338 (Ind.1991), and on appeal from the denial of a postconviction...

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