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STATE v. BLUE THUNDER

Nos. 16920, 16929.

466 N.W.2d 613 (1991)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Leonard L. BLUE THUNDER a/k/a Leo Blue Thunder, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Filed February 20, 1991.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Best, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., on brief), Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Lee C. `Kit' McCahren, Pierre, and Lee M. McCahren, Vermillion, for defendant and appellant.

MORGAN, Retired Justice.

Leonard L. Blue Thunder (Blue Thunder) appeals a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict convicting him of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, and aggravated assault. Blue Thunder challenges the refusal of the trial court to excuse certain jurors for cause, to suppress certain evidence, and to instruct the jury on self-defense. By notice of review, the State of South Dakota challenges two jury instructions regarding the charge...

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