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STATE v. WURTZ

No. 16090.

436 N.W.2d 839 (1989)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Ruben M. WURTZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided March 1, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Geaghan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief.

Richard Braithwaite of Braithwaite Law Offices, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SENTENCING/AFFIRMANCE

Defendant Ruben M. Wurtz (Wurtz) was convicted of four counts of sexual contact with a minor (SDCL 22-22-7) after a jury trial in the circuit court for Edmunds County.* The trial court sentenced Wurtz to four concurrent terms, of four years each, in the State Penitentiary. Wurtz appeals, alleging 1) that the assistance provided by his trial counsel was ineffective,...

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