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October 16, 2005
SD: Ex-Lawmaker on Probation Seeks License
Too bad everyone doesn't get the same consideration
October 15, 2005
Ex-Lawmaker on Probation Seeks License
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, NY Times
PIERRE, S.D., Oct. 14 (AP) - Former Representative Bill Janklow, still on probation for a fatal car crash, said Friday that he was sorry and asked the State Supreme Court to restore his law license.
Mr. Janklow, who is also a four-term governor, said that his manslaughter conviction for the 2003 crash did not affect his ability to be a lawyer and that he wanted to serve the public again.
The State Bar of South Dakota recommended that his law license be restored on Feb. 15. If the court agrees, Mr. Janklow could resume practicing law about a year before his three-year probation ends. He asked for reinstatement immediately, but the court's decision will be issued later.
"I can tell you that I'm sorry for what happened," Mr. Janklow, 66, said at the hearing.
His law license was automatically suspended after he was convicted in December 2003 in the death of Randy Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minn. Mr. Janklow was speeding and had just run a stop sign at a rural intersection near Trent when he collided with Mr. Scott's motorcycle.
Mr. Janklow, a Republican, resigned Jan. 20, 2004, just a year after taking his House seat.
Posted by lois at October 16, 2005 10:40 AM