Legal Opinion
State v. Luna
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1985No. 14621PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Justice.
This appeal is from a jury’s conviction of George Luna (Luna) on two counts of first-degree murder in violation of SDCL 22-16-4. Luna was indicted by a grand jury, a felony arrest warrant was issued, he was arraigned, tried by a jury, and convicted. Luna appeals his convictions. We affirm.
A double murder occurred in the early morning hours of May 1, 1983, in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota. The victims were Helen Thomas (Helen) and Lynn Luna (Lynn), Helen’s daughter and Luna’s estranged wife. Luna and Lynn were engaged in a rather heated divorce proceeding and Luna…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by59 opinions
- State v. DaviSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. MillerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. AshkerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. JennerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Luna v. SolemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
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