Janklow convicted on all counts

[Theophylact]

Says he'll resign January 20th.

Around the Moody County Courthouse, the verdict and the sudden resignation came as a shock to many who had watched the trial the past week. Mr. Janklow, whose family comes from tiny Flandreau and whose name is posted on highway signs into town, was a celebrity here, and some had insisted that while the locals might be mad at him, they would never convict him.

James G. Mitchell, the jury foreman, stood up and read the verdicts in a quiet but steady voice, never looking at Mr. Janklow: guilty of failing to stop at a stop sign; guilty of speeding; guilty of reckless driving; guilty of manslaughter.

Afterward, Mr. Mitchell said the jurors had entered their sparsely furnished third-floor room on Monday afternoon, hoping that this would not be the outcome. "We started off not wanting that to happen," he said, describing quiet and somber hours of conversation. "But in the end, we worked our way through the evidence and the judge's instructions, and we all came to the conclusion that it was all we could do."

Mr. Janklow's political career — he had been state attorney general, then governor, and now congressman — was known to all in the room, Mr. Mitchell said. Many, including Mr. Mitchell, had voted for him over his long career. "But that wasn't what mattered in the end," Mr. Mitchell said. "We feel terrible for him, but this was the conclusion that we had to come to. We had to be honest with it."

[Bill in SD, CA]

I am certainly not the least surpirsed.

Bill

[Epidemic]

good.

OOO is was low in blood sugar then he should have been aware of such a situation before driving. It is your responsibility to be in control of the vehicle. I mean it would be different if he had a heart attack or stroke (sudden and unpredictible) But failing to have your orange juice or check your blood sugar is no excuse.