Adams v. Eppinger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO : BENNIE ADAMS, : CASE NO. 4:21-cv-00158 : Petitioner, : OPINION & ORDER : [Resolving Docs. 21, 22 & 26] v. : : LASHANN EPPINGER, : : Respondent. : : JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: An Ohio jury convicted Petitioner Bennie Adams of murdering Gina Tenney and recommended the death penalty. Adams successfully appealed his death sentence and now serves 20-years-to-life in prison. But because Adams believes Ohio court proceedings violated his federal rights, Adams now asks this Court for habeas corpus relief. This Court…