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STATE v. TAPIO

Nos. 16634, 16653.

459 N.W.2d 406 (1990)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Robert Dean TAPIO, 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 (Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief), for plaintiff and appellee.

George E. Grassby of Whiting, Hagg & Hagg, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.

MORGAN, Justice.

Robert Dean Tapio (Tapio) appeals a judgment rendered on a jury verdict convicting him of second-degree murder, arising from his participation in the death of Chris Janis (Janis). This is a companion case to State v. Brings Plenty, 459 N.W.2d 390 (# 16613 in conference). We affirm.

Janis' death resulted from a bludgeoning at the hands of Tapio and Blaine Brings Plenty (Blaine) in the front yard of...

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