BLANTON v. WARDEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION LARRY D. BLANTON, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:21-cv-01963-JRS-MKK ) WARDEN, ) ) Respondent. ) Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Dismiss and Directing Further Proceedings In his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner Larry Blanton, Jr., challenges his state court conviction. Dkt. 19. For the reasons explained in this Order, the respondent's motion to dismiss, dkt. [28], is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I. Background A. State Court Proceedings On May 4, 2006, Mr.…