Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Anderson
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided January 22, 2004No. IP 99-0933-C-B/SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
BARKER, District Judge.
James Patrick Harrison (“Harrison”) was convicted of murder and arson in the Posey Circuit Court. He was also determined to be an habitual offender. He was sentenced to death for the two murders of which he had been found guilty. After challenging his conviction and sentence in the Indiana courts, he brought the present action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a).
For the reasons explained in this Entry, Harrison’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be granted.
I. Background
A. State Proceedings
The…
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