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STATE v. KERKHOVE

No. 15529.

423 N.W.2d 160 (1988)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Joseph P. KERKHOVE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Dale, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, Roger R. Gerlach, McCook County States Atty., Salem, for plaintiff and appellee.

Russell D. Kading and Kyle L. Engel (on brief) of Moore, Rasmussen, Kading & McGreevy, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

TSCHETTER, Circuit Judge.

Joseph K. Kerkhove (Kerkhove) was convicted of the first degree murder of Sharon Kerkhove (Sharon) his former wife. The trial court imposed the sentence of life imprisonment. Kerkhove appeals. We affirm.

On February 21, 1986, Sharon's body was found in her residence. Sharon's death was attributed to "manual strangulation." An autopsy further disclosed that Sharon suffered blows to the top of her head and face. Kerkhove was charged...

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