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STATE v. BRINGS PLENTY

Nos. 16613, 16636.

459 N.W.2d 390 (1990)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Blaine John BRINGS PLENTY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Bridget Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief.

James F. Margadant of Seiler and Trimble, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.

MORGAN, Justice.

Blaine Brings Plenty (Blaine) appeals a judgment rendered on a jury verdict convicting him of second-degree murder arising from the death of Chris Janis (Janis). We reverse and remand.

Blaine's niece, twelve-year-old Lori Brings Plenty (Lori), testified unequivocally about the events which took place on the evening of January 9, 1988, and the early morning hours of January 10, 1988. At the time, Lori was living with her grandmother, Vera Brings...

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