Legal Opinion
State v. Bennis
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1990No. 16681PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Justice.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES
Jeffrey A. Bennis (Bennis) was charged with two counts by the Minnehaha County grand jury. Count I charged Murder in the First Degree and Count II charged Manslaughter in the First Degree.
A jury trial was held on March 29 through April 7, 1989, and a verdict of guilty on the charge of First Degree Murder was returned. On April 17, 1989, Ben-nis was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
On appeal Bennis alleges:(1) That the trial court erred in precluding Bennis from presenting an “intervening cause” defense;(2) That the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. HollandSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. KasemanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. PellegrinoSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. DaviSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. KnechtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Black v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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