Fredrick Baer v. Ron Neal

Williams, Circuit Judge.

Fredrick Michael Baer murdered a young woman and her four-year-old daughter in their home. In connection with this crime, he was convicted in Marion Superior Court of the two murders, robbery, theft and attempted rape. He was sentenced to death. He filed a direct appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court raising several issues including prosecutorial misconduct, but his convictions and death sentence were affirmed. Baer filed state post-conviction proceedings alleging that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective. The court denied his petition and this denial was…