Legal Opinion
Gregory Scott Johnson v. Daniel McBride Superintendent, Maximum Control Facility
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 2004No. 04-1354PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Gregory Scott Johnson of bludgeoning and kicking Ruby Hutslar to death during a burglary; it found that Johnson set fire to her home in an effort to conceal his crimes. The jurors found aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances; they recommended that Johnson be sentenced to death. The trial judge agreed and imposed that penalty. The Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed on direct appeal, 584 N.E.2d 1092 (Ind.1992), and rejected Johnson’s collateral attack. 693 N.E.2d 941 (Ind.1998). That decision became final on June 26, 1998, so Johnson…
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