Legal Opinion
Riley v. Young
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 2016No. 27501PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZINTER, Justice.
[¶ 1.] We issued a certificate of probable cause to review whether the circuit court improperly dismissed James Riley’s application for a writ of habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
[¶ 2.] Riley was convicted of possession of child pornography. The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Riley, 2013 S.D. 95, 841 N.W.2d 431. In November 2014, Riley submitted a pro se application for a writ of habeas corpus. He claimed that his jury trial was imper-missibly closed to the public in violation of the Sixth Amendment, and…
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