Bivins v. State

ORDER DENYING REHEARING IN CAPITAL CASE

Appellant, Gerald Bivins, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The conviction and sentence have been affirmed on direct appeal. See Bivins v. State, 642 N.E.2d 928 (Ind.1994), reh’g denied, 650 N.E.2d 684 (Ind.1995), cert. denied 516 U.S. 1077, 116 S.Ct. 783, 133 L.Ed.2d 734 (1996). A collateral challenge under Indiana’s rules for post-conviction relief has been denied. See Bivins v. State, 735 N.E.2d 1116 (Ind.2000). By this order, the Court DENIES the petition for rehearing in the post-conviction appeal.

ACCORDINGLY, Bivins has received…