Legal Opinion

Cordell v. Weber

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 2003No. NonePublished

1Opinion of the Court

673 N.W.2d 49 (2003)

2003 SD 143

Stephen CORDELL, Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

Douglas WEBER, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, Respondent and Appellee.

No. 22742.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Considered on Briefs August 25, 2003.

Decided December 10, 2003.

Michael B. Thompson, Sioux Falls, SD, for petitioner and appellant.

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Paul Cremer, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, SD, for respondent and appellee.

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Stephen Cordell appeals the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. He alleges that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective. We…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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