[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Starnes" by Supreme Court of South Dakota " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Starnes
- Author : Supreme Court of South Dakota
- Release Date : January 06, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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WINANS, Judge. The defendant, Donald Harrison Starnes, was charged with the crime of robbery in the first degree by a preliminary information,
dated September 28, 1968, filed in Justice court in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota by the State's Attorney of that county,
charging that the offense took place on September 17, 1968 at Sturgis. The Justice of the peace issued a warrant for the arrest
of the defendant, dated September 28, 1968. The return of the sheriff, dated March 31, 1970 certifies that he has arrested
the defendant and has him "now before the Court in custody". On April 3, 1970 the defendant appeared before the Judge of the
District County Court, Fifteenth District, South Dakota at the Meade County Courthouse. Upon questioning by the court the
defendant replied that he had no attorney to represent him, that he wanted one and had no money to employ counsel, and that
he had been in the penitentiary "eighteen months". Thereafter on July 2, 1970 the preliminary hearing was held, the state
being represented by the State's Attorney and the defendant by his appointed attorney, at the Conclusion of which the defendant
was held to answer in the Circuit Court to the charge of robbery in the first degree. Trial of his action was had October
26 and 27, 1970 in the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to be
imprisoned in the state penitentiary for a period of ten years, said sentence to commence as of this date and shall run concurrent
with sentence defendant is presently serving in the State Penitentiary.