Legal Opinion

State v. Loftus

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1997No. NonePublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Robert John Loftus appeals his conviction on three counts of first degree robbery, one count of commission of a felony while armed with a firearm, and two counts of second degree rape. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] On April 22, 1995, Video World I, a Rapid City, South Dakota business, was robbed at gun point. The clerk on duty at the time, K.K, testified that a man carrying a gun entered the store at approximately 10:30 p.m., just before she was going to close. She identified the robber as wearing a black sweat suit and a black ski mask. The perpetrator…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  4. United States v. John Ray Bonds (91-3610) Mark Verdi (91-3609) and Steven Wayne Yee (91-3608)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  5. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001

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