MILLER, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] Timothy Eldon Hinger (Hinger) was charged with first degree rape, SDCL 22-22-1(1) and sexual contact with a child under the age of sixteen. SDCL 22-22-7. After Hinger pled guilty to first degree rape, the state dismissed the sexual contact charge.
[¶ 2.] Under SDCL 22-22-1(1), first degree rape "is an act of sexual penetration accomplished with any person if the victim is less than ten years of age." It is a Class 1...
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