Rhines v. Weber

JAMES W. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] Charles Russell Rhines (Rhines) appeals from a circuit court judgment denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] A full review of the facts can be found in this Court’s previous opinion affirming Rhines’ conviction and sentence. State v. Rhines, 1996 SD 55, 548 N.W.2d 415, cert. denied, Rhines v. South Dakota, 519 U.S. 1013, 117 S.Ct. 522, 136 L.Ed.2d 410 (1996). Only those facts relevant to Rhines’ present appeal of the denial of habeas corpus will be reiterated in this opinion.

[¶ 3.] From late 1991 until…