Legal Opinion
Fields v. State
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 2000No. 24119PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTERS, Justice.
This is a death penalty case in which the Court is asked to review the district court’s dismissal of Zane Jack Fields’ second application for post-conviction relief. For the reasons stated below, we affirm. 1
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Zane Jack Fields was found guilty of the first degree murder of Katherine Marie Vanderford and was sentenced to death. One month after entry of the judgment on March 7, 1991, Fields filed an application for posteonviction relief with the assistance of his trial counsel. The post-conviction application for relief was amended on December 31,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by21 opinions
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