STATE v. LYONS

No. 12322.

269 N.W.2d 124 (1978)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Randy Alan LYONS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Guhin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and respondent; William J. Janklow, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

John J. Burnett of Pennington County Public Defender's Office, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.


JONES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was a suspect in a robbery. During interrogation, he confessed. Prior to trial, appellant moved to suppress the confession on the grounds that it was coerced. The motion was denied, and the confession was admitted into evidence at appellant's trial. Appellant appeals from his conviction of robbery. We affirm.

On March 12, 1977, the owner of the Bi-Rite Grocery was struck as he left the store with a strong box containing the...

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