State v. McConnell’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “McConnell was sentenced to eight years in the state penitentiary. While in the penitentiary he will be under supervision of the Department of Corrections, an agency of the executive branch. State v. Wooley, 461 N.W.2d 117 (S.D.1990). SDCL 24-2-1. The circuit court also placed McConnell on probation for eight years starting from the date of his sentencing. As a probationer, McConnell will be under the supervision of the court service department of the judicial branch. SDCL 23A-27-12.1. This concurrent penitentiary term and probation requirement effectively put McConnell under simultaneous supervision of both the executive and judicial branches of government. In State v. Huftile, 367 N.W.2d 193 (S.D.1985) and Wooley , we held that a defendant convicted of a crime should not be under simultaneous supervision of agencies of two separate branches of government.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Moon