Legal Opinion
Van Hook v. Anderson
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided January 19, 2001No. C-1-94-269PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
This is a death penalty habeas corpus action filed by petitioner, Robert Van Hook, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After being convicted of capital murder and aggravated robbery by a three-judge panel, and after a mitigation hearing to address sentencing issues, Van Hook was sentenced to death by the same panel on August 8, 1985. After exhausting all available state court remedies, Van Hook filed this habeas corpus petition on April 29, 1997. A stay of execution has been issued. This order will address the questions of whether any of Van Hook’s claims for…
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