Legal Opinion

State v. Goodroad

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided September 7, 1994No. 18467PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a circuit court’s dismissal of a forgery charge on the grounds of insufficiency of the indictment and prose-cutorial delay. We reverse.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

We apply the clearly erroneous standard of review to the trial court’s factual determinations. State v. Harris, 494 N.W.2d 619, 622 (S.D.1993); State v. Brings Plenty, 459 N.W.2d 390, 399 (S.D.1990). We will not overturn the trial court unless its findings are against the weight of the evidence. Id. Findings of fact must support the conclusions of law. In re Kindle, 509 N.W.2d 278, 283 (S.D.1993);…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Joseph Avery Robinson v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  5. State v. LogueSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. Siers v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998

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