Rucker v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION RYAN PATRICK RUCKER, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO. 3:19-CV-201 DRL WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Ryan Patrick Rucker filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for child molestation in the Huntington Circuit Court under Case No. 35C01-1110-FA-217. ECF 1, ECF 10. In the petition, he advanced five grounds for relief. On July 1, 2021, the court dismissed four of these grounds for procedural reasons or for lack of merit. ECF 34. That left his claim that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by…