STATE v. LETCHER

No. 19368.

552 N.W.2d 402 (1996)

1996 SD 88

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Donald Anthony LETCHER, a/k/a Tony Letcher, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Jennifer K. Trucano, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Mike C. Fink and Timothy W. Bjorkman of Bjorkman Law Offices, Bridgewater, for defendant and appellant.


MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Donald Anthony Letcher, a/k/a Tony Letcher, appeals his conviction of two counts of sexual contact with a child under sixteen. He claims the trial court improperly admitted rebuttal testimony regarding sexual dysfunction problems Letcher allegedly had. He also claims the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to grant him a continuance to present a witness who would respond to this testimony. We reverse and remand for a new...

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