Speeding Tickets to Be Omitted in Janklow Trial
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From Times Wire Reports
Jurors in U.S. Rep. William J. Janklow’s upcoming trial in the death of a motorcyclist will hear testimony about a close call at the same intersection but not about three accidents and 12 speeding tickets in his driving record, a judge ruled.
Janklow, 64, a former South Dakota governor, is charged with manslaughter and three misdemeanors in a fatal traffic accident near Trent on Aug. 16.
His trial is due to start Dec. 1 in Flandreau. The manslaughter count carries a possible 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine.
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