Howard v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION CLAY HOWARD, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO. 3:24-CV-624 DRL-SJF WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Clay Howard, by counsel, filed a habeas corpus petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

to challenge his conviction for murder under Case No. 48C01-1012-MR-893. Following a jury trial, on May 5, 2014, the Madison Circuit Court sentenced him to 65 years of incarceration. In deciding this habeas petition, the court must presume the facts set forth by the state courts are correct unless rebutted with clear and convincing evidence. 28…