By: Derek Hawkins//August 24, 2020//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Abdullah T. Alkhalidi v. Ron Neal
Case No.: 19-1378
Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Habeas Corpus
Abdullah Alkhalidi (“Alkhalidi”) was convicted of murder, robbery, and theft. He appealed, claiming that his attorney failed to advise him of a plea offer. The Indiana state court denied relief, holding Alkhalidi’s innocence claim strongly indicated he would not have accepted the plea deal. The state court also held that Indiana requires a defendant to admit a plea deal’s factual basis otherwise the trial court would be prevented from entering the plea. Alkhalidi filed for habeas corpus relief and the district court denied the petition. We affirm.
Affirmed