White v. Weber

MEIERHENRY, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Donald- Ray White appeals the habeas court’s decision denying his petition for habeas corpus relief on a robbery conviction in Minnehaha County. We affirm.

[¶ 2.] The underlying facts involve the robbery of a Kum & Go convenience store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Earlier, the State had brought an unrelated, separate charge against White for grand theft. The grand theft charge proceeded to jury trial (first trial) on August 9, 2004, and the robbery trial (second trial) was held sixteen days later on August 25, 2004. Both trials resulted in a guilty verdict. The same…