State v. Jackson
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of third-degree rape, holding that the State did not violate Defendant's right to due process by failing to interview the victim and that the circuit court did not err in determining that knowledge is not an element of the offense.
Defendant was found guilty of third-degree rape in violation of S.D. Codified Laws 22-22-1(3), which makes it a crime for any person to sexually penetrate a victim incapable of giving consent because of physical or mental incapacity. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court (1) did not err when it denied Defendant's motion to dismiss; (2) did not err when it determined that knowledge is not an element of section 22-22-1(3); (3) did not abuse its discretion in restricting certain testimony; and (4) did not abuse its discretion when it denied Defendant's motion for a continuance.
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