Legal Opinion
Gamba M. Rastafari, A/K/A Gregory Rouster v. Rondle Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2002No. 00-4063PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Gamba Rastafari, a/k/a Gregory Rouster (“Rouster”), was convicted of two counts of felony murder in Indiana state court after a joint jury trial with two co-defendants. At the jury’s recommendation, the trial judge sentenced Rouster to death. After exhausting his state remedies, Rouster filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Northern District of Indiana. Rouster now appeals the denial of his habeas petition, alleging the following: 1) that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move for severance prior to trial; 2) that his trial counsel…
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