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STATE v. PETERSON

No. 18675.

531 N.W.2d 581 (1995)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Ralph Dean PETERSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 17, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Atty. Gen., Wade A. Hubbard, Deputy Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael W. Hanson, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

A Minnehaha County jury found Ralph Peterson guilty of three counts of First Degree Rape and one count of Attempted First Degree Rape. All four offenses were against two of his minor daughters. The circuit court imposed life imprisonment plus 320 years. Peterson raises three issues on appeal, but we address only one because it is dispositive. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial judge was disqualified from hearing the case.<...

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