Legal Opinion
State v. Ryan
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 8, 2008No. 24607PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] After a consent search revealed tablets of hydrocodone with acetaminophen and Ritalin, and a pen tube encrusted with pill residue, Zachariah Palmer Ryan was charged with three drug-related offenses. A jury found him guilty of two charges, but acquitted him of the other. Ryan appeals, alleging a Batson violation and insufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s verdict. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] At 1:30 a.m. on October 1, 2006, Ryan was riding as a passenger in a white Chevrolet Beretta in Sisseton, South Dakota. Trooper Larry Englund of the South Dakota Highway Patrol…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Snyder v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- State v. MartinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- United States v. Don Juan MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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