Legal Opinion
Samuel D. Mills v. D. Bruce Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 1992No. 91-3767PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Samuel Mills received a two-year sentence for auto theft, which was enhanced by 30 years under Indiana’s habitual offender statute, Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8. 1 One of the predicate offenses for the enhancement was a 1965 Florida felony conviction for larceny of an automobile. Claiming that the 1965 larceny conviction was constitutionally defective, Mills petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed Mills’ petition under Rule 8(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, holding that he procedurally defaulted on the issue of…
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