STATE v. WEDDELL

No. 15439.

410 N.W.2d 553 (1987)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. James R. WEDDELL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

July 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger A. Tellinghuisen, on brief, Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Lee A. Tappe, Platte, for defendant and appellant.


WUEST, Chief Justice.

Defendant, James Weddell, appeals his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree. We affirm.

On the evening of February 28, 1986, Randy Caldwell (Caldwell), was beaten to death outside a liquor store in Wagner, South Dakota. Witnesses saw three men armed with clubs attack Caldwell. Death resulted from head injuries received in the attack.

On March 5, 1986, defendant and co-defendants Michael Honomichl (Honomichl) and Enos...

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