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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Ind. Courts - Governor denies Matheney's clemency request [Updated]
The Indianapolis Star website is reporting that "Gov. Mitch Daniels denied Alan Matheney's petition for clemency today, clearing the way for his execution after midnight."
Last Friday the Indiana Supreme Court denied Matheney's petition, stating in part:
Having completed the review to which he is entitled as a matter of right, Petitioner Alan Matheney remains convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Execution of the death sentence is set for September 28, 2005, before sunrise. Matheney, pro se, has tendered a successive post-conviction petition and other documents requesting relief from the conviction and sentence. We have jurisdiction because of the death sentence. See Ind. Appellate Rule 4(A)(1)(a). * * *[Update 9/28/05] "Matheney executed for killing ex-wife: Daniels opted against clemency for murderer" is the headline to this story today in the Indianapolis Star that begins: "Alan Matheney, 54, one of the most notorious killers on Indiana's Death Row, was executed by lethal injection early today at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City."Matheney has not met his burden of establishing a reasonable possibility that he is entitled to post-conviction relief. Accordingly, we decline to authorize the filing of a successive petition for post-conviction relief, and deny all other relief requested by Matheney.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 27, 2005 12:37 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts