CORCORAN v. NEAL

No. 13-1318.

783 F.3d 676 (2015)

Joseph E. CORCORAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ron NEAL, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Michael Freedman, Attorney, Midwest Center for Justice, Ltd., Evanston, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Stephen R. Creason,   James Blain Martin, Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


In 1997 Joseph Corcoran shot and killed four men at his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A jury convicted him of four counts of murder and recommended the death penalty. The trial judge agreed and imposed a death sentence in accordance with the jury's recommendation. After his appeals in state court had run their course, Corcoran...

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