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Monday, September 29, 2003

Rep. Bill Janklow (R), former governor of South Dakota, pleaded not guilty on Friday to a second-degree felony manslaughter charge for the death of a motorcyclist.

Janklow also pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanors, including speeding. Authorities say he was driving over the speed limit when his car hit and killed Randy Scott on August 16.

Members of the Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Coalition protested Janklow's court appearance. They are drawing attention to his history with Indian people, which has not always been positive, and say he escaped charges for the rape of a Native girl.

A jury trial on the traffic charges is set for December 1.

Get the Story:
Plea: Not guilty (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 9/27)
Janklow pleads not guilty to charges (The Rapid City Journal 9/27)
Public speculates on punishment (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 9/27)
Pleas launch legal process (The Rapid City Journal 9/27)
Janklow's political future left to public (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 9/28)

Relevant Links:
Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Coalition - http://www.dlncoalition.org/home.htm
Rep. Bill Janklow - http://www.house.gov/janklow

Related Stories:
Janklow set to enter plea on manslaughter charge (9/26)
Bush: Janklow's fatal accident was 'unintentional' (09/17)
Janklow disconnects his home phone line in D.C. (9/16)
Russell Means: Power 'got the best' of Janklow (09/08)
Janklow still hasn't been booked for fatal crash (9/3)
Janklow to appear in court on manslaughter charges (9/2)
Janklow has no plans to resign from Congress (9/1)
Janklow charged with second-degree manslaughter (8/29)
Poll: Janklow should resign if charged for fatal crash (8/29)
Police: Janklow broke speed limit in fatal crash (8/21)
Janklow expects to be charged for fatal accident (8/20)
S.D. police investigating Janklow for fatal crash (8/19)

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