Legal Opinion
State v. Carothers
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 2006No. 23840PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] A jury found Derrick E. Caroth-ers (Carothers) guilty of Sexual Contact with a Child Under Sixteen and Criminal Pedophilia. Carothers was subsequently found to be an habitual offender and was sentenced to life in prison. He appeals and raises numerous issues. We affirm.
Background
[¶2.] The charges against Carothers stem from an incident on October 2, 2003 involving the four-year old child, S.T. Car-others had babysat S.T. and her siblings the previous night. He asked to stay with the family one more night and Mother agreed. After the evening meal, Caroth-ers went…
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