District Court, D. South Dakota November 29, 2007, CIV 06-3018 (Whitepipe v. Weber)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL

CHARLES B. KORNMANN, District Judge.

Petitioner pleaded guilty to rape and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on March 18, 2003. He appealed his conviction and sentence to the South Dakota Supreme Court and the Supreme Court affirmed on January 20, 2004. He filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in state court.