STATE v. OLTMANNS

No. 18423.

519 N.W.2d 602 (1994)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Brian Lou OLTMANNS, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Nelson, Minnehaha County State's Atty., and Douglas W. Thesenvitz, Minnehaha County Deputy State's Atty., Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Thomas K. Wilka, Hagen, Wilka & Archer, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellee.


SABERS, Justice.

The trial court held that the State failed to meet its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant's statements were freely and voluntarily given. State appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

On July 30, 1992, a fire occurred in the apartment building at 1818 E. 3rd Street in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Investigation by the Sioux Falls Police and Fire Departments determined the cause of the fire to be arson. Two residents lost their...

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