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  Bill Janklow Information
Janklow was first elected governor in 1978, and was easily reelected in 1982 with 70.9% of the vote, the highest percentage ever won by a gubernatorial candidate in the state's history.
In his defense, his lawyer argued that Janklow suffered a bout of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, and was thus "confused" and "mixed up." Janklow testified that he had taken an insulin shot the morning of the accident and had subsequently not eaten anything throughout day, resulting in low blood sugar.
On December 8, 2003, Janklow was convicted by a Moody County jury of second-degree manslaughter.
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  Bill Janklow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Janklow was first elected governor in 1978, and he was easily reelected in 1982 with 70.9% of the vote, the highest percentage ever won by a gubernatorial candidate in the state's history.
In his defense, his lawyer argued that Janklow suffered a bout of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, and was thus "confused" and "mixed up." Janklow testified that he had taken an insulin shot the morning of the accident and had subsequently not eaten anything throughout day, resulting in low blood sugar.
On December 8, 2003, Janklow was convicted by a Moody County jury of second-degree manslaughter.
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 COURTTV.COM - TRIALS - Rep. Janklow convicted of manslaughter for fatal car accident
Janklow, 64, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, running a stop sign and speeding for the Aug. 16 crash that killed Randy Scott, 55, a farmer from Hardwick, Minn. Prosecutors said Janklow was traveling more than 70 mph in his white Cadillac when he crashed with Scott's Harley-Davidson.
Janklow, a Republican, was elected to South Dakota's lone House seat last year following an extraordinary political career in which he served four years as state attorney general in the 1970s and 16 years as governor.
Janklow was the driver and he was doing 92 mph, though the officer locked his radar on at 86, he testified.
www.courttv.com /trials/news/1203/08_janklowconvicted_ap.html   (1049 words)

  
 wcco.com - Court To Hear Arguments On Janklow Law License
Janklow has asked that his law license be reinstated immediately, arguing that his resumption of work as a lawyer would not pose a threat to the public and would not damage the integrity of the legal profession.
Janklow was attorney general for four years, governor in 1979-1986 and 1995-2002, and served one year in the U.S. House after being elected to Congress in 2002.
Janklow appointed four of them to the high court while he was governor, and he appointed the fifth earlier as a circuit judge.
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 AMA News -- AMA awaits charges in congressman's fatal crash
Janklow is a first-term congressman and former four-term South Dakota governor.
Janklow is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing Thursday and Friday, September 25-26, which will determine whether there is enough evidence to try him in the death of Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minnesota.
According to police reports, Janklow was driving a Cadillac at speeds of 70 to 75 mph on a 55-mph county road in eastern South Dakota Aug. 16, when he ran a stop sign and sped into the path of a motorcycle ridden by Randolph Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minn. Scott was killed instantly.
www.ama-cycle.org /news/2003/janklow.asp   (2389 words)

  
 Janklow holds key to $1M fund=The Hill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Janklow was convicted of felony manslaughter in the death of the motorcyclist, Randy Scott.
A major legal question for Janklow is whether he is personally liable for civil damages in the wrongful-death suit or is covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act, which protects federal employees from civil claims related to their official duty.
Bill Janklow could not be reached for comment at Minnehaha County Jail, said an aide in the South Dakota congressional office, who referred campaign-money questions to Russ Janklow.
www.hillnews.com /news/031004/janklow.aspx   (646 words)

  
 CNN.com - Janklow sentenced to 100 days in jail - Jan. 22, 2004
Bill Janklow, a blunt-spoken political titan from South Dakota, will serve 100 days in a county jail for the death of a motorcyclist who slammed into his speeding car last August.
Janklow, who will serve his sentence at a detention center in nearby Sioux Falls, was ordered to report to jail on February 7.
Janklow, who spoke briefly at his sentencing hearing to express remorse, left the Moody County Courthouse without making any comment to the media, as did family members of the motorcyclist who died, Randolph E. Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minnesota.
www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/22/janklow.sentencing   (705 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - S.D. court upholds Janklow's conviction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Janklow, 65, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and reckless driving for killing 55-year-old motorcyclist Randy Scott in August 2003 on a rural highway near Trent.
Janklow has said he was in a diabetic stupor and remembers nothing about the crash.
Janklow had acknowledged that he was speeding but argued that the state proved only that he ran the stop sign.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-02-24-janklow_x.htm   (420 words)

  
 American Motorcyclist Online
This is, to refresh your memory, the same Bill Janklow who held down the accelerator on a Cadillac and barreled through a stop sign at a speed police estimated at 70 mph, right into the path of Scott’s motorcycle, causing the crash that ended Scott’s life.
Janklow was allegedly involved in seven crashes over 11 years, many of which, police indicated, were his fault.
Janklow claimed that because he had made an appearance at a picnic earlier in the day, he was acting in an official capacity when he killed Scott.
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 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Janklow resigns after being convicted of manslaughter in motorcycle crash
FLANDREAU, S.D. – Rep. Bill Janklow, a dominating figure in South Dakota politics for nearly 30 years, was convicted of manslaughter Monday for speeding through a stop sign at a rural intersection and colliding with a motorcyclist.
Janklow was the state attorney general for four years in the 1970s before serving 16 years as governor and being elected to the state's lone House seat last year.
Janklow's trial created a scenario that once would have seemed unthinkable in this rural state: a congressman on trial for manslaughter in the farming community where he grew up.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20031208-1833-janklowtrial.html   (1203 words)

  
 Wild Bill Janklow
During the Occupation of Wounded Knee, Janklow wore army fatiques and was seen in the company of "vigilante's" (Most of them Dickie Wilsons GOON Squad", who were firing on both, government positions and into Wounded Knee.
He was the FBI's preferred candidate since it was clear that he would look the other way in any cases of civil rights violations and other illegal activities by the FBI and the Oglala Tribal Police under the command of Dickie Wilson, the poorest excuse in the world of a human being.
Janklow's definition of a terrorist is anyone who does not think as he does.
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 wcco.com - Court Reinstates Janklow's Law License
The high court said restoring Janklow's license would pose no public threat because the former congressman's offenses were unrelated to the practice of law and did not involve fraud or other dishonesty.
Janklow, a former four-term governor, was automatically suspended from the practice of law after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in 2003 for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist.
Janklow had claimed after the accident that his judgment was impaired because of low blood sugar resulting from diabetes.
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 Jankkklow95_Lurie
Janklow refused to face the charges in Rosebud tribal court and was hence barred from practicing law on the reservation.
Janklow denies the charges, but because he failed to appear in court, and because the FBI had a compelling interest in protecting this particular white man, many remain convinced that he is guilty.
Janklow went to the scene, he later said, because he heard lawmen were in trouble.
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 CNN.com - Janklow charged with second-degree manslaughter in crash - Sep. 1, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow was charged Friday with manslaughter in the second degree, a class-four felony in South Dakota, said a court official in Flandreau, South Dakota.
Janklow, 63, was at the wheel of the car involved in the weekend collision in eastern South Dakota that killed Randolph E. Scott, 53, of Hardwick, Minnesota.
Janklow was elected to the state's sole House seat in 2002 after serving four terms as governor.
www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/29/janklow.charged/index.html   (436 words)

  
 Bill Janklow - dKosopedia
Janklow was born in Chicago, Illinois and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959.
In the ensuing investigation of the accident, it was determined Janklow had been driving at least 71 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone and that he had run a stop sign at the intersection where the collision occurred.
Janklow was arraigned on August 29 on charges of felony manslaughter and several misdemeanor counts.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Bill_Janklow   (741 words)

  
 MPR: Bill Janklow: Love him or hate him
Janklow then turned to reporters and said he wasn't in office to make money, saying he hadn't cashed any of his paychecks received for being governor for the previous 15 months.
Janklow started a boot camp type program for juvenile delinquents, partly because he credited the Marines' boot camp with turning his life around when he was a 16-year-old droput.
Janklow said the state was responsible, and was adamant about brokering a deal with the family.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2003/09/05_hetlandc_janklowcareer   (1517 words)

  
 STAR - Quotes About Janklow
Janklow could be in violation of federal election laws because he has continued to take Governor's Club money while talking publicly about and declaring a bid for federal office.
Janklow said the policy outlined in HB1113 would conflict directly with the state's decision to ignore national standards for juvenile incarceration in that the state houses some juvenile offenders in adult jails.
Bill Janklow is being criticized for using his state e-mail to shop for parts for his ski boat.
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 CNN.com - Will Janklow use health as defense in accident case? - Nov. 21, 2003
Bill Janklow may very well use his diabetes or other health problems as a defense when he goes on trial on manslaughter charges in a traffic accident that killed a motorcyclist.
Janklow, 64, is charged with speeding, running a stop sign, reckless driving and manslaughter in an accident August 16 that killed Randy Scott of Hardwick, Minnesota.
Janklow, a Republican former governor, is an insulin-dependent diabetic, a condition that can cause poor vision or flouts if insulin levels are not maintained through a combination of medication and diet.
edition.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/21/janklow.ap   (617 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Evidence on Rep. Bill Janklow's driving record unsealed by judge
Janklow, who did not attend Tuesday's hearing, is charged with felony second-degree manslaughter and three misdemeanors for an Aug. 16 traffic accident near Trent that killed a motorcyclist.
Janklow is a former state attorney general and four-term governor who was elected to the U.S. House in 2002.
Janklow was governor when three of the accidents occurred.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20031104-1732-janklowhearing.html   (510 words)

  
 CNN.com - Judge: Janklow jury can hear about close call, not speeding tickets - Nov. 11, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Janklow, a former South Dakota governor elected to Congress last year, is charged with manslaughter and three misdemeanors for a fatal traffic accident near Trent on August 16.
Authorities allege that Janklow was driving a Cadillac at 71 mph in a 55-mph zone and had just run a stop sign at a rural intersection when the motorcycle ridden by Randy Scott collided with the car, killing Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minnesota.
Janklow's lawyer, Ed Evans, argued Monday that Janklow was not ticketed and there was no proof that he was the one who went through the intersection.
edition.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/10/janklow.ap/index.html   (626 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Crash puts focus on congressman's driving record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Janklow's heavy accelerator foot is legendary with state employees who rode with him when he was governor and reporters who tagged along during disasters.
Janklow has not been ticketed for speeding since October 1994, just before he was elected to his third term as governor.
Janklow had received a similar warning in 1979 during his first year in office.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2003-08-18-janklow-crash_x.htm   (711 words)

  
 Criminal Justice - By William Stone III - Sierra Times.com
Janklow ran a stopsign at a highway intersection at high speed and in broad daylight, striking Scott, who had the right of way.
Janklow failed to obey a posted stopsign that granted Scott the right of way at an intersection of two rural two-lane highways.
The purpose of Janklow's evil empire is simple: to allow him to acquire as much personal power as humanly possible and to maintain it as tenaciously as a rabid bull Bison.
www.sierratimes.com /03/08/27/billstone.htm   (1719 words)

  
 Bill Janklow Gets Law License Back - News & Updates - Motorcycle Cruiser
Janklow is a former four-term governor of South Dakota and was one of the state's U.S. congressmen at the time of the crash.
Janklow, 66, a former four-term South Dakota governor before he was elected the state's sole congressman, lost his right to practice law when he was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, speeding and failure to stop at a stop sign in the death of motorcyclist Randy Scott, 55.
Janklow said that he was returning home from an event related to his duties as a congressman at the time of the crash.
www.motorcyclecruiser.com /newsandupdates/bill_janklow_gets_law_license   (738 words)

  
 Congressman "Wild Bill" Janklow: The Grand Hypocrisy Party (GHP) Role Model of the Week - A BuzzFlash News ...
Janklow, a "revered" GOP politician in Tom Daschle's home state, has had his eye on a U.S. Senate seat for years, but was most recently dissuaded by the White House from running against Democratic Senator Tim Johnson in 2002, because Karl Rove wanted a younger "Ken" Stepford-style candidate, former Congressman John Thune.
Janklow subsequently abuse his office and records control to effectually deny due process and equal protection of the law, as well as a fair trial and justice itself, to a citizen of the United States: Leonard Peltier?"
Janklow, successively as Attorney General and as Governor of South Dakota, derelictly fail in official duties for acting to secure justice for a foreign national, Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, whose murdered remains were found on February 24, 1976, in the state of South Dakota - and whose murder is yet unprosecuted to date?"
www.buzzflash.com /analysis/03/08/21_janklow.html   (1483 words)

  
 S.D. Congressman Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
Janklow (pictured) sat next between his lawyers and appeared stunned as the verdict was read.
The prosecution contends Janklow was speeding and that he lied to police at the scene of the crash.
Janklow had told two troopers and a deputy that he was trying to avoid a white car when the accident occurred.
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 ICT [2003/12/12]  Kent: Guilty - The Circle of Life catches up with Bill Janklow
Janklow was also convicted of driving recklessly as he ignored a stop sign at a rural South Dakota intersection that he entered driving some 71 mph.
That someone had to die in order to bring the seriousness of Janklow's blatant disregard of the law to light is, of course, a tragedy.
It's true that hearing one "Janklow critical" call to the Forum radio show "cut-off" (presumably due to a bad connection), and another later caller who questioned radio censorship and the earlier "cut-off" call also "disconnected," might lead one to believe that the "good ol' boy" network in the state hasn't quite disappeared.
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