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STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 14747.

379 N.W.2d 295 (1985)

STATE of South Dakota, v. Harold THOMPSON, Sr.,

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

Patrick M. Schroeder, Minnehaha County Public Defender, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

MORGAN, Justice.

Harold Thompson, Sr. (Thompson) was convicted of rape in the first degree, SDCL 22-22-1, and sexual contact with a child under fifteen, SDCL 22-22-7. Thompson appeals on two issues: (1) impermissible hearsay testimony was admitted at trial, and (2) there was insufficient evidence as a matter of law to support the verdict on the sexual contact charge. We reverse and remand.

Testimony in the record presented by State alleges that on February...

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