United States ex rel. Hillenbrand v. Page

OPINION AND ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge:

Before the court is Petitioner’s Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. For the following reasons, the petition is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 19, 1970, Petitioner, Henry C. Hillenbrand (“Hillenbrand”), pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. For Hillenbrand’s guilty plea, the State promised not to seek the death penalty. The State charged Hillenbrand for the murder of George Evans (“Evans”) and Patricia Pence (“Pence”). At the plea hearing, Hillenbrand agreed with the State’s recitation of the facts.

Hillenbrand admitted that on…