Legal Opinion

State v. Zakaria

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 2007No. 24051PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Fadi Zakaria was convicted of first degree robbery and committing or attempting to commit a felony with a firearm. He appeals claiming: the introduction of a taped police interview of a co-defendant violated his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation; the trial court erred in admitting a gun found after the robbery; and questioning in taped police interviews impermissibly commented on his credibility. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶2.] On March 2, 2004, an employee and one customer were inside the Royal Flush Casino in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. At…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. CottierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
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  3. State v. Fool BullSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. WillisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
  5. Axelburg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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