Legal Opinion
State v. Volk
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 1983No. 13791PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Justice.
ACTION
A Walworth County jury convicted appellant of both arson and burglary in the third degree. Appellant was sentenced to terms of five to ten years on each conviction to run concurrently. Due to prejudicial errors in the jury proceedings, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
PACTS
On October 16, 1981, at 5:18 a.m., a fire was discovered in the teachers’ smoking lounge of the high school in Mobridge, South Dakota. Subsequently, authorities found an open window on the school building. Fingerprints and a partial shoe print were taken from the window ledge. An investigation…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brookhart v. JanisSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. JohnsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. HoughtonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. RhinesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. JennerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. WedemannSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. MuetzeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
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