Clay v. McBride

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge:

On January 16, 1996, petitioner, Joel Clay (“Clay”), filed the present petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in this court, challenging three separate convictions imposed by the State of Indiana. Clay is currently incarcerated at the West-ville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana, and has filed his petition pro se.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case began when Clay filed three separate petitions challenging three different convictions under § 2254. On April 19,1996, after determining that all three petitions were related,…