AMPHONEPHONG v. WARDEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION SOMCHANH AMPHONEPHONG, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:22-cv-00237-JMS-MKK ) WARDEN, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORUPUS Petitioner Somchang Amphonephong was convicted of child molesting in 2012 in an Indiana court. Mr. Amphonephong now seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He argues that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective in several respects. For the reasons explained below, Mr. Amphonephong's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied and a…