Legal Opinion
Piper v. Weber
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 2009No. 24868PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Briley Piper appeals the circuit court’s denial of his writ of habeas corpus. He contends that he did not validly waive his right to have a jury determine whether to impose the death penalty and that his appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel in his direct appeal.
BACKGROUND
[¶ 2.] The facts of this case are available in their entirety in this Court’s opinion affirming Piper’s conviction and death sentence on direct appeal. State v. Piper, 2006 SD 1, 709 N.W.2d 783. The following facts relate to the issues raised in Piper’s request for habeas…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cunningham v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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3Cited by13 opinions
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