Legal Opinion
State v. Powless
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1978No. 12043 and 12071PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINANS, Retired Justice. *
All four defendants were convicted of violating SDCL 22-14A-14, possession of explosives by a felon, by a judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in a trial to the court. They raise questions as to the sufficiency of the evidence, the legality of the search and seizure, denial of their right to a speedy trial and lack of jurisdiction. We affirm the convictions.
On March 1,1975, about 1:40 p. m., State Trooper Van Orman received a state police radio broadcast advising that an individual by the name of War Bonnet had purchased a quantity of .357 magnum ammunition in Rapid…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. McCrearySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
- United States v. Upton Pearson, Jr. And Edward Johnson, Jr., United States of America v. Edward Johnson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
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