Marvin Bieghler v. Daniel McBride Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Twenty-three years ago, Kenny Miller went to visit his 21-year-old brother, Tommy, who lived with his pregnant 19-year-old wife, Kimberly, in a trailer near Koko-mo, Indiana. When he arrived, he discovered a gruesome scene: Tommy and Kimberly had been shot to death, Tommy with six bullets and Kimberly with three. Marvin Bieghler was eventually tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the two murders in 1983. His convictions and death sentence were upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court, both on direct appeal 2 years later, Bieghler v. Indiana, 481 N.E.2d 78…
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