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Miller v. State

Citations

  • 338 N.W.2d 673
  • 1983 S.D. LEXIS 405

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  • defendant escapee from prison work farm testified he believed he was in Vietnam and believed he was running back home
  • although errors in instructing the jury do not always rise to a constitutional level, \if the error goes to the heart of a defendant's theory of defense it can infringe upon defendant's rights to due process and jury trial.\

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Judges: Morgan, Fosheim, Wollman, Dunn, Henderson

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