STATE v. HANNEMANN

No. 26221.

823 N.W.2d 357 (2012)

2012 S.D. 79

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dawn HANNEMANN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided November 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Craig M. Eichstadt , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Kate M. Benson of Austin, Hinderaker, Hopper, Strait & Benson, LLP, Watertown, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellant.


ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Dawn Hannemann was convicted of arson in connection with a fire in her apartment. She appeals arguing that the circuit court abused its discretion: (1) in denying her motions for judgment of acquittal and new trial based on a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel; and (2), by excluding an out-of-court statement made by her estranged sister. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] On the night...

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