STATE v. LA

No. 18963.

540 N.W.2d 180 (1995)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Thien Thanh LA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided November 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Jason M. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

David R. Strait, Scott R. Bratland, of Austin, Hinderaker, Hopper, Strait & Bratland, Watertown, for defendant and appellant.


SABERS, Justice.

Thien Thanh La appeals his convictions on two counts of grand theft by deception.

FACTS

La worked at Dakota Sioux Casino near Watertown. Eng Lam owned a Chinese restaurant in Watertown at which La frequently ate and occasionally helped. Lam testified La asked if Lam wanted to purchase an interest in a poker table at the casino for $18,000. La told Lam he would only deal in cash and there would be no paperwork identifying Lam as the...

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