In re R.S.S.
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
R.S.S. (defendant),1 a twelve-year-old girl, challenges the admissibility of hearsay and prior bad act evidence and sufficiency of the evidence to sustain her adjudication as a delinquent.
Facts
Mother and father, parents of four-year-old daughter S.H., planned to attend a dance Saturday night, August 5, 1989, but found none of their regular babysitters available. On the recommendation of mother’s friend, they hired defendant, who had recently moved into the area.
Mother and father left S.H. alone with defendant around 8:00 p.m. They returned home from the dance at midnight.…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State v. RufenerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- In re N. J. W.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. McCaffertySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. BaskerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. ReutterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. BaileySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
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