Legal Opinion

State v. Lufkins

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1986No. 14781PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON, Justice.

ACTION

This is a criminal appeal from a Judgment of Conviction which found Dennis R. Lufkins (appellant) guilty of first-degree manslaughter and guilty of being an habitual offender. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

FACTS

The facts and procedural history of this case are well documented. See State v. Lufkins, 309 N.W.2d 331 (S.D.1981); Lufkins v. Solem, 554 F.Supp. 988 (D.S.D.1983); and Lufkins v. Solem, 716 F.2d 532 (8th Cir.1983).

On December 4, 1979, appellant, Ernest Hayes (Hayes), Eugene Hedine (Hedine), Sylvester Johnson (Johnson), Matthew Blue Dog…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Mancusi v. StubbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Dennis Lufkins v. Walter Leapley, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Mark Barnett, Attorney General for the State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. State v. AndersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. BarberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. CadySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. AesophSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002

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