Anybody remember the state senator from South Dakota who blew through a stop sign at 65 in some rural intersection and ran right over a honda rider who had right-of-way, killing the man dead? Lowest form of sleeze is that he only got 100 days... but that wasn't good enough, appearantly -- now he wants the conviction overturned (denied):
Here's the update:
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From NCom Motorcycle News, November '05:
JANKLOW CONVICTION UPHELD
South Dakota's highest court has upheld Bill Janklow's conviction for a 2003 crash that killed a motorcyclist, rejecting the former congressman's argument that there wasn't enough evidence for a guilty verdict.
Ruling unanimously, the state Supreme Court also found that Janklow had received a fair trial.
Janklow, 65, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and reckless driving for killing 55-year-old motorcyclist Randy Scott in August 2003 on a rural highway near Trent.
Authorities said Janklow sped through a stop sign. Janklow has said he was in a diabetic stupor and remembers nothing about the crash.
Janklow, a political power in South Dakota who also served four terms as governor, resigned from the House in January 2004, a month after his conviction. He completed a 100-day jail sentence but had hoped to use the appeal to clear the felony from his record. He is attempting to regain his license to practice law in the state.
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Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
Here's the update:
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From NCom Motorcycle News, November '05:
JANKLOW CONVICTION UPHELD
South Dakota's highest court has upheld Bill Janklow's conviction for a 2003 crash that killed a motorcyclist, rejecting the former congressman's argument that there wasn't enough evidence for a guilty verdict.
Ruling unanimously, the state Supreme Court also found that Janklow had received a fair trial.
Janklow, 65, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and reckless driving for killing 55-year-old motorcyclist Randy Scott in August 2003 on a rural highway near Trent.
Authorities said Janklow sped through a stop sign. Janklow has said he was in a diabetic stupor and remembers nothing about the crash.
Janklow, a political power in South Dakota who also served four terms as governor, resigned from the House in January 2004, a month after his conviction. He completed a 100-day jail sentence but had hoped to use the appeal to clear the felony from his record. He is attempting to regain his license to practice law in the state.
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Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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