Bush v. Shafter

ORDER

Ray Bush was convicted of child molestation by an Indiana state trial court. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal, but an Indiana trial court later vacated his conviction on a post-conviction petition, concluding that inadmissible evidence presented to the jury violated Bush’s rights under the federal and Indiana constitutions. However, on appeal, the Indiana appellate court reversed, reinstating Bush’s conviction, and the Indiana Supreme Court denied his petition to transfer. Bush then filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in federal district court, which was denied. Bush…