Legal Opinion
Rhines v. Weber
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided December 19, 2005No. 00-5020-KESPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR STAY AND ABEYANCE
SCHREIER, District Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Petitioner, Charles Rhines, was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and third-degree burglary. On January 26, 1998, a jury sentenced him to death by lethal injection. Petitioner appealed his conviction and sentence to the South Dakota Supreme Court. Fourteen issues were raised on direct appeal, including the excuse of prospective juror Diane Staeffler, the state’s use of its peremptory challenges, the use of victim impact testimony, and the proportionality review. The South Dakota Supreme Court…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Carter v. FrielDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2006
- Boss v. LudwickDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2012
- Whitepipe v. WeberDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2007
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