Legal Opinion
Zemina v. Solem
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided September 22, 1977No. Civ. 76-4090PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, Fred R. Zemina, seeks a Writ of Habeas Corpus, alleging that his confinement under the custody of Herman Solem, Warden of the South Dakota Penitentiary, is based on a conviction in state court for first degree manslaughter that was the result of proceedings that deprived him of various fourth, sixth, and fourteenth amendment rights. Specifically, the petitioner alleges that the state proceedings were constitutionally and jurisdictionally invalid for the following reasons:
I. The trial court deprived him of a jury trial and denied him of his…
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