STATE v. WILKINS

No. 18677.

536 N.W.2d 97 (1995)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Lenny WILKINS, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Miller, Chief Deputy States Atty., Rapid City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Dave Huss, Office of Public Defender, Rapid City, for defendant and appellee.


SEVERSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 28 and 29, 1993, a jury trial was held in which the state charged Lenny Wilkins with alternative counts of first degree rape and sexual contact with a child under sixteen years. After the jury had reached a verdict, but prior to the verdict being announced, the foreperson of the jury advised Trial Judge Roland Grosshans that he checked out from...

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