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· 12/10/2014

State v. White Face

Citations

  • 2014 SD 85
  • 857 N.W.2d 387
  • 2014 S.D. 85
  • 2014 S.D. LEXIS 137
  • 2014 WL 6982677

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that because “the State invited the jury to convict on either incident” of child abuse, it could not “be reasonably certain that White Face was found guilty by a unanimous jury”
  • holding that because “the State invited the jury to convict on either incident” of child abuse, it could not “be reasonably certain that White Face was found guilty by a unanimous jury”
  • indicating the trial court should instruct sua sponte on unanimity “when the evidence requires”
  • “Defense counsel made clear to the court that unanimity was a concern and requested an instruction on jury unanimity.”

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Judges: Konenkamp, Gilbertson, Zinter, Severson, Wilbur

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