STATE v. RYAN

No. 24607.

757 N.W.2d 155 (2008)

2008 SD 94

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Zachariah Palmer RYAN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Craig M. Eichstadt, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Terry J. Sutton of Sutton Law Offices, PC, Watertown, South Dakota, Attorney for defendant and appellant.


SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] After a consent search revealed tablets of hydrocodone with acetaminophen and Ritalin, and a pen tube encrusted with pill residue, Zachariah Palmer Ryan was charged with three drug-related offenses. A jury found him guilty of two charges, but acquitted him of the other. Ryan appeals, alleging a Batson violation and insufficient evidence to sustain the jury's verdict. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] At 1:30 a.m. on...

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