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STATE v. PICKERING

No. 11034.

207 N.W.2d 511 (1973)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Patrick PICKERING, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

May 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Mydland, Atty. Gen., Walter W. Andre, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, S. D., George Weisensee, State's Atty., Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and respondent.

Sidney B. Strange, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

WOLLMAN, Justice.

Defendant was charged with the murder of one Lila Mae Scott. He was convicted by a jury of first degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 42 years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence revealed that Lila Mae Scott, age 15, was dropped off by a friend at Boyd's Grocery, located on Highway 77 just north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at approximately 6:45 p. m., Sunday, September...

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