Legal Opinion
Scott v. Class
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1995No. 18852PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
James L. Scott, a.k.a. James L. Smith, (Scott), was convicted of First Degree Robbery for stealing a woman’s purse. Scott filed a writ of habeas corpus for ineffective assistance of counsel and for other errors he claimed denied him due process. The habeas court found that trial counsel was competent and that Scott failed to show any due process errors. We affirm.
FACTS
On March 7, 1991 at approximately 8:20 p.m., Connie Strozdas (Strozdas) parked her car in the parking lot at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, S.D. She was checking her cash and checkbook balance when she noticed a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. GoodroadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Loop v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Lodermeier v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. HoadleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
- Sprik v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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