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CHIP A. WATKINS,
Applicant and Appellant,
v.
JOSEPH CLASS,

Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary,
Appellee.


[1997 SD 76, __ NW2d __ ]
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the First Judicial Circuit, Clay County, SD
Hon. Kathleen K. Caldwell, Judge
#19759 — Affirmed

Thomas J. Penisten, Sioux Falls, SD

Attorney for Applicant and Appellant.

Mark Barnett, Attorney General
Frank E. Geaghan, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, SD
Attorneys for Appellee.

Considered on Briefs Mar 26, 1997; Opinion Filed Jun 25, 1997

MILLER, Chief Justice.
[¶1] Chip A. Watkins appeals the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.


FACTS
[¶2] As a result of a criminal escapade in Clay County, South Dakota, in 1984, Watkins was charged with three counts of first-degree robbery (SDCL 22-30-1); one count each of first-degree burglary (SDCL 22

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