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WATKINS v. CLASS

No. 19759.

566 N.W.2d 431 (1997)

1997 SD 76

Chip A. WATKINS, Applicant and Appellant, v. Joseph CLASS, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Penisten, Sioux Falls, for applicant and appellant.

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Frank E. Geaghan, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for appellee.

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Chip A. Watkins appeals the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2] As a result of a criminal escapade in Clay County, South Dakota, in 1984, Watkins was charged with three counts of first-degree robbery (SDCL 22-30-1); one count each of first-degree burglary (SDCL 22-32-1); possession of a controlled weapon (SDCL 22-14-6); commission of a felony while armed with a short...

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