STATE v. GROOMS

No. 15306.

399 N.W.2d 358 (1987)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. William R. GROOMS a/k/a Billy Grooms, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Holmes, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

Michael Stonefield of Pennington County Public Defenders Office, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.


HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Defendant-appellant, William Grooms (Grooms), was convicted of two counts of Grand Theft by Disposal of Stolen Property; count one involved a beaded Indian dress and count two involved a horsehair headstall. He was sentenced to serve eight years in the penitentiary on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Appellate counsel was not trial counsel. Grooms contends that he is entitled to a new trial due...

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