BOLT v. BUTTS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ALRIC BOLT, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:17-cv-03627-JRS-MPB ) KEITH BUTTS, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORUPUS Petitioner Alric Bolt was convicted of three counts of child molesting in an Indiana state court. Mr. Bolt now seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. As discussed in detail below, Mr. Bolt's claims are either procedurally defaulted, not cognizable on federal review, barred by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d), or otherwise without merit. Therefore, his petition…