Legal Opinion
Wayrynen v. Class
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The State appeals a grant of habeas corpus relief to Kathleen Wayrynen based on ineffective assistance of counsel and violation of the protection against cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm the granting of ha-beas relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel only.
FACTS
[¶2.] On August 2, 1991, Kathleen Way-rynen, accompanied by her foster father, Pastor Raymond Ensz, went to attorney John Wehde’s office and told him about numerous fires she had started around the Huron area. She expressed her desire to confess. All of the fires occurred on July 21, 1991 and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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