Legal Opinion
State v. Peterson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1978No. 12119, 12153PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTER, Justice.
CASE SUMMARY
This is an appeal from two convictions of operating a motor vehicle without a valid official certificate of inspection, as required by SDCL 32-21-2. Defendant Peterson alleges various errors by the trial court, including denial of his request for lay counsel of his choice. We conclude that criminal defendants have no right to lay counsel of their choice, and affirm the judgments of the trial courts.
FACTS
This appeal is a consolidation of two cases involving two convictions for two violations of the same statute. On September 17, 1976, and on October 25, 1976,…
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