Matthews v. White

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

In 1982, David Matthews was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence have been affirmed on direct appeal and in post-conviction proceedings. See Matthews v. Commonwealth, 709 S.W.2d 414 (Ky.1985); Matthews v. Commonwealth, No. 96-SC-805-MR (Ky. Nov. 20, 1997); Matthews v. Simpson, 603 F.Supp.2d 960 (W.D.Ky. 2009) (denying habeas petition), rev’d in part sub nom. Matthews v. Parker, 651 F.3d 489 (6th Cir.2011), rev’d sub nom. Parker v. Matthews, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 2148, 183 L.Edüd 32 (2012). Having. exhausted his judicial…