Board may let Janklow regain law license

[Rose Siding]

PIERRE, S.D. --A former congressman who resigned after being convicted of vehicular manslaughter should regain his license to practice law next February, the state bar's disciplinary board recommended Tuesday.

Bill Janklow, 65, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for speeding through a stop sign and colliding with a motorcyclist, who died instantly.
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Janklow has said he was in a diabetic stupor and remembers nothing about the crash. In testimony to the disciplinary board, Janklow said he still does not remember the accident.

"Oh, do I accept responsibility? Sure. There's a man that's dead. He didn't do anything wrong," Janklow told the board, according to a hearing transcript.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/08/03/board_may_let_janklow_regain_law_license/

Didn't this former R congressman have a string of drunk driving tickets? -No mention here of any alcohol use.

[Wickerman]

1. I believe there is a rather bizarre case that got "dropped"

He was very powerful for a very long time. I think a lot got swept away, such as below. He was notorious for speedeing. A true menace behind the wheel and he has gotten off way too light.

I will post the whole Affidavit as it is not that the material within is released for press release purposes.

http://www.dlncoalition.org/dln_issues/janklowphilbrick1.htm

Fort Thompson Agency Tribal Chairman Robert Philbrick's Affidavit alleging Indecent Exposure, Public Inebriation, and Driving under the Influence, and Assaulting an Officer by William Janklow
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA)
) SS.AFFIDAVIT
COUNTY OF HUGHES)

ROBERT G. PHILBRICK, being first duly sworn on his oath, deposes and states as follows:

That during the month of February, 1973, William Janklow, now Republican candidate for Attorney General, was driving down a road near or in Fort Thompson. At the time, I was Tribal Chairman of the Fort Thompson Indian Agency. It was my policy to require the Police Department to give me reports on all arrests made.

This affiant was advised that William Janklow had been arrested for Drunk Driving. This affiant states that I further investigated this matter to find out the true facts about this matter.

This affiant was advised that William Janklow was driving all over the road, and was driving mostly on the wrong side of the road, which caused the police officer to stop the car.

This affiant was then advised that William Janklow had started to fight with the police officer, and William Janklow started to swear and cuss the police officer and stated:

"No son of a bitch Indian can arrest me as no S. O. B. has jurisdiction over me".
Further, this affiant was advised that William Jankow did not have his pants on, and in fact, was nude from the waist down. William Janklow, when asked, where his pants, socks, shoes and underwear were, William Janklow did not know.

Further, William Janklow continued to swear and cuss, continued to fight with the officer, and thus, this officer had to call for help, to get Janklow arrested and placed in the drunk section of the Fort Thompson jail.

Further, this affiant states that William Janklow tried to outrun the police car and drove all over the highway in an attempt to evade arrest.

This affiant was further advised that William Janklow was so drunk that it was difficult for Janklow to walk, or in fact even stand up.

The next morning William Janklow was released from the drunk tank, and someone brought down some shoes, socks, underwear and pants, so he could walk out of jail completely dressed.

This affiant agrees to allow this sworn statement to be used for any press release relating to William Janklow and all these facts are true, as this affiant was Tribal Chairman at Fort Thompson when Janklow was arrested for drunk driving, disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer, and indecent exposure.

Dated this 18th day of October, 1974.

Robert G. Philbrick (signature)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1974.

Seal of Christine Lyons, Notary public South Dakota
Signed by Kristine R. Lyons whose commission expired April 23, 1982.