Legal Opinion
Hall v. Superintendent
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided November 29, 2011No. Case No. 3:09-CV-506 JDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JON E. DeGUILIO, District Judge.
More than a decade ago, a jury found Virgil Hall, III, guilty of neglecting and murdering his three-year-old step-son, Peyton Fetterhoff. The Grant Circuit Court sentenced him to 65 years under cause number 27C01-0006-CF-35. Having completed his direct and post-conviction appeals, he has now filed this habeas corpus petition raising six grounds for relief. Five of the six grounds were adjudicated on the merits by the state courts.1
An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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