Rice v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION RONNIE J. RICE Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO.: 3:17-CV-738-JD-MGG WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Ronnie J. Rice, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition to challenge his conviction and sentence for murder under Case No. 45G03-0712-MR-11. Following a guilty plea, on January 12, 2012, the Lake County Superior Court sentenced Rice to life without parole. FACTUAL BACKGROUND In deciding this habeas petition, the court must presume the facts set forth by the state courts are correct unless they are…