State v. Waubun Nuwi Nini ( 11671)

PORTER, Justice.

CASE SUMMARY

This is an appeal by the State of South Dakota from orders of the trial court dismissing criminal informations against these defendants. While selection of a jury was in progress, the orders were entered on the ground that a fair and impartial jury from within Minnehaha County could not be obtained because of the notoriety of the incident out of which the charges against these defendants arose. This court is without jurisdiction to hear this appeal because South Dakota statutes do not authorize an appeal by the State in this instance. We therefore grant defendants’…