SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Judge Robin Houwman is the presiding circuit judge in Sioux Falls. She leads the state’s largest circuit court system.
“So we came up on this situation where we had more date-certain trials than we’ve ever had in my nearly 20-year history here,” said Houwman.
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Date-certain is a legal term that spells out when a trial must start.
“But we had this substantial number, in excess of 30 cases scheduled for date-certain trials, that means it is a first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree rape, or a specific type of trial that involved a lot of expert witnesses,” said Houwman…