Legal Opinion
Overstreet v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 2007No. 41S00-0306-PD-249PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRucker, J.
Summary
A jury convicted Michael Dean Overstreet of murder, rape, and criminal confinement in connection with the 1997 strangulation death of 18-year-old Kelly Eckart. The jury recommended a sentence of death, and the trial court accepted the recommendation. On direct appeal we affirmed Overstreet’s conviction and sentence of death. Overstreet v. State, 783 N.E.2d 1140 (Ind.2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1150, 124 S.Ct. 1145, 157 L.Ed.2d 1044 (2004). Thereafter, Overstreet filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which the post-conviction court denied after a hearing. He now appeals that…
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