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STATE v. BOUTCHEE

No. 15431.

406 N.W.2d 708 (1987)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Johnnie Lee BOUTCHEE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clair B. Ledbetter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

James A. Eirinberg, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

SABERS, Justice.

Johnnie Lee Boutchee (Boutchee) appeals his conviction of tampering with a witness. We affirm.

Facts

David John McCloskey (McCloskey) witnessed a fight between his brother-in-law, Emerson Chasing Bear (Chasing Bear), and Boutchee on December 7, 1985. Boutchee was arrested and charged with assault. A preliminary hearing was held on December 13, 1985. McCloskey testified for the State, and Boutchee was bound over for trial on...

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