Legal Opinion
Bult v. Leapley
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1993No. 17914PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice.
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A jury convicted Justin Lloyd Bult (Bult) of kidnapping, SDCL 22-19-1, and sexual contact with a child under fifteen, SDCL 22-22-7. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the kidnapping conviction and to a concurrent ten year sentence on the sexual contact conviction by Circuit Court Judge Eugene L. Martin. This Court unanimously affirmed Bult’s convictions; no issues regarding the sentence were raised on direct appeal. State v. Bult, 351 N.W.2d 731 (S.D.1984). Bult filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus contending that his life sentence -without the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. BaskerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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- State v. BultSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by40 opinions
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