Miller v. Leapley

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Todd M. Miller filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking the validity of his state court convictions for first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, possession of ransom money, and forgery. The district court granted the writ in part, finding that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the guilty verdicts on the murder and kidnapping counts. The Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and the Attorney General of the State of South Dakota (collectively referred to as “the state”) appeal the district…