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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Plaintiff and Appellee,
v.
ROCCO WILLIAM DISANTO,

Defendant and Appellant.

[2004 SD 112]
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of
The Fourth Judicial Circuit
Lawrence County, South Dakota

Hon. Warren G. Johnson, Judge


LAWRENCE E. LONG
Attorney General
CRAIG M. EICHSTADT
Deputy Attorney General
Pierre, South Dakota
Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

JOEL P. LANDEEN
Office of Public Defender for Lawrence County
Deadwood, South Dakota
Attorney for defendant and appellant.

Considered on Briefs on November 17, 2003
Opinion Filed 10/6/2004

#22751
KONENKAMP, Justice

[¶1.] Defendant told several people of his intent to murder his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Unknown to defendant, his design was revealed to the authorities and they had a police officer pose as a contract killer to interject himself in the plan. Defendant and the “hit man

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