Legal Opinion
Luna v. Solem
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 19, 1987No. 15475-a-RAMPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice.
George G. Luna (Luna) appeals the lower court’s dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.
On June 1,1984, a jury convicted Luna of two counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife and mother-in-law. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Luna was represented in his criminal trial by Ramon Roubideaux (Roubideaux), who at Luna’s request assumed the case from court-appointed counsel. Roubideaux was Luna’s primary counsel during the criminal trial, but was assisted on the case by another lawyer. We affirmed Luna’s conviction upon direct appeal in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- State v. PhippsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Ashker v. SolemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Aliberti v. SolemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Jenner v. LeapleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Lien v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- Roden v. SolemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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