Legal Opinion

State v. Scott

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 2013No. 26321PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Defendant was convicted of aggravated assault. On appeal, he alleges multiple errors in his trial. We affirm all issues but one. On that issue, we remand for further proceedings on a potential Bat-son violation.

Background

[¶ 2.] At 2:30 a.m. on July 16, 2011, Officer Evan Harris responded to a 911 call near North Maple Street in Rapid City. On arriving, he saw a shirtless man, Derrick P. Scott, pulling a woman, Theda Mesteth, across the parking lot. Mesteth began waving her hands at the officer and pulled away from Scott. On approaching Scott, the officer noticed…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Miller-El v. DretkeSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Snyder v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. BirdsheadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
  2. State of Iowa v. Mark Gabriel MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  3. State v. HayesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  4. State v. BuchholtzSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
  5. State v. GuthmillerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014

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