Legal Opinion
State v. Helmer
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1996No. NonePublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUCKER, Circuit Judge.
[¶ 1] William Joseph Helmer (Helmer) appeals his conviction for first-degree murder which was entered and filed on July 8, 1994, before the Honorable Roland E. Grosshans, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Pennington County, Rapid City, South Dakota. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 2] On the morning of November 15, 1993, a rural resident of Hill City, South Dakota, observed what appeared to be a human body laying approximately 20 feet or so from the edge of a Forest Service road. The resident flagged down a deputy sheriff and directed him to the scene.
[¶ 3] The deputy walked up to the body and…
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