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Bank Robber Wants Sentence Do-Over

A bank robber serving federal time for threatening Yankton bank employees with a fake bomb is appealing his sentence.

David Giese asked a South Dakota federal district court for an evidentiary hearing in a bid for a lighter sentence.

When that failed, he took the issue to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Appellate judges heard arguments on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.

Victoria Wicks has more of this story for SDPB.

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Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.