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Indiana Supreme Court
Marvin BIEGHLER, Petitioner, v. STATE of Indiana, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) Supreme Court Cause No. 34S00-0511-SD-679 Howard Superior Court Case No. 2436

PUBLISHED ORDER CONCERNING SUCCESSIVE PETITION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF IN CAPITAL CASE Introduction Marvin Bieghler remains convicted of two murders and sentenced to death after having completed the judicial review to which he is entitled as a matter of right. After the State moved to set an execution date, Bieghler tendered papers asking permission to litigate three additional claims concerning Indiana's lethal-injection method of execution, the length of time since his conviction, and the evidence of his guilt. Because we conclude Bieghler has not shown a reasonable possibility he is entitled to relief on any of these claims, we deny his request to litigate them. A date for execution of the sentence will be set by separate order. Background The victims, 21-year-old Tommy Miller and his pregnant 19-year-old wife, Kimberly, were found dead in their rural Howard County trailer by Miller's brother on the morning of December 11, 1981. Tommy Miller had been shot six times; Kimberly Miller, twice. A dime was found near each victim. Their 2-year-old child was in the trailer, but had not been shot. Bieghler was charged with two counts of intentional murder and one count of burglary. See Ind. Code

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