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STATE v. BENNIS

No. 16681.

457 N.W.2d 843 (1990)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jeffrey A. BENNIS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Harmon, Deputy Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

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

HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Jeffrey A. Bennis (Bennis) was charged with two counts by the Minnehaha County grand jury. Count I charged Murder in the First Degree and Count II charged Manslaughter in the First Degree.

A jury trial was held on March 29 through April 7, 1989, and a verdict of guilty on the charge of First Degree Murder was returned. On April 17, 1989, Bennis was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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