District Court, S.D. Ohio January 19, 2001, C-1-94-269 (Van Hook v. Anderson)

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OPINION AND ORDER

SMITH, District Judge.

This is a death penalty habeas corpus action filed by petitioner, Robert Van Hook, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After being convicted of capital murder and aggravated robbery by a three-judge panel, and after a mitigation hearing to address sentencing issues, Van Hook was sentenced to death by the same panel on August 8, 1985.