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MATTHEWS v. SIMPSON

Civil Action No. 3:99CV-P91-H.

603 F.Supp.2d 960 (2009)

David Eugene MATTHEWS, Petitioner v. Thomas L. SIMPSON, Warden, Respondent.

United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, at Louisville.

March 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Freedman, Midwest Center for Justice, Ltd., Evanston, IL, Susan M.J. Martin, East Brunswick, NJ, for Petitioner.

Connie V. Malone, Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, Ian G. Sonego, Kentucky Attorney General, Matthew R. Krygiel, Kentucky Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Stephen P. Durham, Jefferson County Attorney, Louisville, KY, for Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, District Judge.

In October, 1982, the Commonwealth of Kentucky (the "Commonwealth") opened its case in Jefferson Circuit Court against Petitioner David Matthews on charges of murder and burglary. The jury eventually convicted Matthews on both charges and on November 17, 1982, the trial court imposed the death sentence. Though much has transpired in the succeeding twenty-six plus years, the Court must now decide whether...

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