Legal Opinion
Coon v. Weber
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 2002No. NonePublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
[¶ 1.] Eric J. Coon and Robert D. Pop-pen filed separate appeals from a joined habeas corpus action. Each is serving a life sentence in the state penitentiary for his involvement in the murder of Mary K. Ross. Because their appeals are nearly identical and involve the same legal issue, they are combined here. 1 We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2.] Ross was murdered in her Sioux Falls apartment around 4:00 a.m. on July 9, 1995 by Coon and co-defendant, Poppen. Coon and Poppen were hired by Michael Smith and Robert Power to kill Ross, a friend of Power’s wife. Power believed Ross was interfering…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. PhippsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. JennerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Moeller v. WeberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Owens v. RussellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
- McDonough v. WeberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
- Baldridge v. WeberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
- Brakeall v. WeberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
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