United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas relief from a conviction for vehicular homicide and vehicular battery is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) admission of evidence and prosecutorial misconduct; 2) ineffective assistance of counsel; and 3) a decision that a trooper did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights by taking his blood without a warrant or consent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2006
• Published 08/02/2006

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BRIGHT, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heather Lammers Bogard, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sherri Sundem Wald, argued, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, SD, for appellee.