WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 14364.

349 N.W.2d 58 (1984)

Willie WILLIAMS, III, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of South Dakota, Respondent and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 29, 1984.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra D. Watson, Wallahan Law Offices, Rapid City, for petitioner and appellant.

Thomas H. Harmon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for respondent and appellee; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.


FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

Willie Williams, III, appeals a denial of post-conviction relief on his conviction of first degree rape. Affirmed as modified.

Appellant was charged with raping two women. As the result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to one charge. The other was dismissed. The trial court sentenced him to fifteen years in the state penitentiary.

The post-conviction petition alleged inadequate assistance of trial counsel and denial of equal...

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