OVERSTREET v. WILSON

No. 11-2276.

686 F.3d 404 (2012)

Michael Dean OVERSTREET, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bill WILSON, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie F. Donnelly , Attorney, Chicago, IL, Laurence E. Komp (argued), Attorney, Manchester, MO, for Petitioner-Appellant.

James Blaine Martin (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

A jury concluded that Michael Overstreet kidnapped, raped, and murdered Kelly Eckart. The jury recommended that he be executed for these offenses, and the state judge imposed a death sentence. The Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed Overstreet's convictions and sentence, 783 N.E.2d 1140 (2003), and affirmed an order denying his petition for post-conviction relief, 877 N.E.2d 144

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