SHARP v. WARDEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION MICHAEL SHARP, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:18-cv-00502-JPH-MJD ) STATE OF INDIANA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Michael Sharp was convicted in an Indiana state court of one count of Class A felony child molesting (deviate sexual conduct) and one count of Class C felony child molesting (fondling). In this case, Mr. Sharp seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He argues that the application of Indiana's Credit Restricted Felon ("CRF") statute to him at sentencing…