HONOMICHL v. LEAPLEY

No. 17762.

498 N.W.2d 636 (1993)

Michael HONOMICHL, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Walter LEAPLEY, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Schlimgen of Stuart and Gerry, Sioux Falls, for petitioner and appellant.

Mark Barnett, Atty. Gen., Ann C. Meyer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for appellee.


MILLER, Chief Justice.

Michael Honomichl was convicted of first-degree manslaughter arising out of the murder of Randy Caldwell by Honomichl and James Weddell. This court affirmed Honomichl's conviction on direct appeal.1 Honomichl then sought habeas corpus relief. After an evidentiary hearing, Circuit Judge Tapken filed extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law and denied Honomichl's petition. Honomichl appeals. We affirm.

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