Primeaux v. Leapley
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Justice.
Primeaux was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. His convictions were affirmed by this court in State v. Primeaux, 328 N.W.2d 256 (S.D.1982).
Primeaux then filed this writ of habeas corpus in circuit court. He claims his trial counsel was ineffective by failing to insist the expert witness test Primeaux more thoroughly, by failing to obtain an opinion from a second or third expert, by attempting to prove insanity through the trial testi*267mony of lay witnesses and by “essentially abandoning” the insanity defense in closing argument. He also…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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