Hughbanks v. Dooley

KERN, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Kevin Hughbanks appealed a summary judgment denying his petition for habeas corpus relief from his convictions for two counts of possession of child pornography and as a habitual offender. Hughbanks’s attorney filed his brief as a “Korth brief’ alleging a lack of arguably meritorious issues for appeal. See State v. Korth, 2002 S.D. 101, 650 N.W.2d 528. Upon consideration of the case, we identified two arguably meritorious issues for appeal and directed supplemental briefing on those issues. See id. ¶ 16 n. 6, 650 N.W.2d at 535 n. 6. After completion of supplemental…