STATE v. VATNE

No. 22359.

659 N.W.2d 380 (2003)

2003 SD 31

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Scott M. VATNE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided March 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Patricia Archer, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Steven M. Christensen, Deadwood, South Dakota, Attorney for defendant and appellant.


GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Scott Vatne (Vatne) was convicted after a jury trial of one count of possession of a controlled substance and four counts of distribution of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to one-year for the possession conviction, one-year for the first distribution charge and ten years each for the three remaining distribution convictions, pursuant to SDCL 22-42-2, which mandates a mandatory...

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