Randall v. Weber

[¶ 1.] Martin Randall (petitioner) was convicted of aggravated assault for the vicious beating of Leighton Rich with a baseball bat. Petitioner is currently serving a fifteen-year prison sentence in the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Through a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner asserts that his conviction was obtained in violation of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] On December 22, 1996, Rich was at a Rapid City motel room with three friends. At some point during the evening four other individuals came to the room: Petitioner;…