Legal Opinion
Geelan v. State
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1970No. File 10798PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENTTO, Judge.
On November 13, 1960, a place of business in Vermillion, South Dakota, was burglarized. Lawrence Geelan and Charles Orricer were arrested and charged with the offense. After separate jury trials, they were found guilty of committing the act and sentenced to serve 15 years in the penitentiary. They were tried consecutively with Orricer’s trial first.
Both convictions were affirmed by this court on appeal; State v. Orricer, 80 S.D. 126, 120 N.W.2d 528; State v. Geelan, 80 S.D. 135, 120 N.W.2d 533. Each of them filed petitions for postconviction relief which, after evidentiary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State v. RothSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
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