State v. Bunger
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The defendant is awaiting trial on multiple charges of sexual contact with children. A brassiere belonging to one of the alleged victims was seized from the defendant’s bedroom. On the defendant’s motion, the circuit court suppressed this evidence, finding it both irrelevant and prejudicial. We granted the State’s request for intermediate appeal and now reverse the suppression order. We conclude that this evidence is relevant to the defendant’s purported sexual contact with the child, and its probative value is not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair…
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