Howard Allen Indiana

Status: Incarcerated

Howard Allen is a serial killer in the United States. He was active from 1974–1987 . He currently has 3 known victims, though they are only suspected of 3 . According to Wikipedia,  his Death Sentence was Commuted .

This happened primarily in Indiana. He was incarcerated for 60 years .

His appeal includes:     Allen first contends that his conviction and sentence must be vacated because a juror failed to reveal her criminal record when asked to do so on juror questionnaires. Specifically, a routine questionnaire asked potential jurors if they had "ever been accused of a crime." One woman, who was eventually seated as a juror at Allen's 1988 trial, responded to this question with a simple "no." On the day jury selection began, she completed another questionnaire in which she certified that she had never appeared in court. Despite these answers, the post-conviction record shows that the juror had had several brushes with the law, including: (1) a May, 1982, arrest for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol; (2) a September, 1976, arrest for public intoxication; and (3) a January, 1961, arrest for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, of which she was found guilty. See footnote     
    
We have held that juror misconduct See footnote will warrant a new trial only when the misconduct is both "gross" and "harmed the defendant." Lopez v. State,  (Ind. 1988). See also Hoskins v. State, 737 N.E.2d 383, 385 (Ind. 2000) ("To warrant a new trial upon a claim of juror misconduct, the defendant must show that the misconduct was gross and probably harmed the defendant."). The post-conviction court determined that Allen was not harmed by the juror's conduct.

Victims: 

His victims include Opal Cooper, Laverne Hale, and Ernestine Griffin.

 

You can write to Howard Allen at:

Howard Allen 881978

Wabash Valley Level 3 Facility 

PO Box 500
6908 S. Old US Hwy 41

 Carlisle, IN 47838