Mitchell v. Class

SABERS, Justice.

Mitchell appeals from denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

FACTS

The facts are set out in detail in State v. Mitchell, 491 N.W.2d 438 (S.D.1992). Mitchell married S.D.’s mother in October, 1978. S.D. was eight years old at that time. Mitchell and S.D.’s relationship began to deteriorate when S.D. became a teenager. He began counselling S.D. that she should begin dating, that boys would expect her to have intercourse with them, and that she should go on birth control pills. He also told her that she could…