Legal Opinion
State v. Kiggins
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1972No. File 11044PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Presiding Judge.
Defendant, Gilbert Kiggins, was found guilty of the crime of escaping from a county jail. He now contends the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction under SDCL 24-12-2 which defines the crime charged as follows:
"Every prisoner confined in any prison other than the state penitentiary, or in the custody of any officer or person as a prisoner at any place, who escapes therefrom is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary not exceeding two years or in a county jail not exceeding one year. If such prisoner is under sentence of imprisonment at the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. HaskinsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Johnson v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Forrest Dale McCullough Jr. v. United States of America, Ronald D. Wyatt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- People v. RichardsMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
- Gaskill v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
- People v. SimmonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
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- United States v. James Wayne Howard, A/K/A Mark Wayne HowardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Helton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
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