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WEDDELL v. WEBER

No. 20740.

604 N.W.2d 274 (2000)

2000 SD 3

James WEDDELL, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Douglas WEBER, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Pechota of Viken, Viken, Pechota, Leach & Dewell, Rapid City, South Dakota, Attorneys for petitioner and appellant.

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Craig M. Eichstadt, Deputy Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellee.

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] James Weddell was convicted of first-degree manslaughter for the murder of Randy D. Caldwell and sentenced to 80 years in prison. After his direct appeal, he submitted an application for writ of habeas corpus. The habeas court denied him any relief but issued a certificate of probable cause. Weddell appeals and we affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] On February 28, 1986, twenty-seven...

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