Legal Opinion
Ben-Yisrayl v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 2001No. 64S00-9808-PD-429PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Obadyah Ben-Yisrayl sits on Death Row after committing four murders. After his appeal in the two killings involved in this case, he sought post-conviction relief, unsuccessfully. We have spent considerable time examining his most energetic contention-that the transcript of his trial is in such deplorable shape that the case should be tried anew. We affirm the post-conviction court's denial of relief.
Formerly known as Christopher D. Peterson, Ben-Yisrayl was sentenced to death after being convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder for killing…
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