Legal Opinion
Knecht v. Weber
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 2002No. NonePublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Gary Knecht (Knecht) appeals an order dismissing his petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, raising three separate claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm.
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[¶ 2.] Knecht was convicted of first degree manslaughter committed “without a design to effect death, and in a heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual nature” under SDCL 22-16-15(2) as a result of a deadly altercation at the Legion Club in Martin, South Dakota. A more detailed version of the facts surrounding the shooting is set forth in Knecht’s direct appeal to this Court, in which we…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- State v. KnechtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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