Legal Opinion

Sparks v. State

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided January 29, 2004No. 29244PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PERRY, Judge.

Patrick D. Sparks appeals from the district court’s order summarily dismissing his application for post-conviction relief. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

In 1999, Sparks was charged with robbery, I.C. § 18-6501, with a sentence enhancement for use of a firearm during the commission of a crime, I.C. § 19-2520. During Sparks’s trial, a witness testified that she observed the robbery from outside the convenience store and identified Sparks as the man she saw wearing a nylon stocking on his head. After defense counsel cross-examined the witness, he…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Aragon v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

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