KONENKAMP, Justice (on reassignment).
[¶ 1.] The State of South Dakota appeals the grant of a new trial to the defendant. We affirm.
A.
[¶ 2.] The defendant, Kay Springer-Ertl, is the mother of Shawn Springer. Sixteen-year-old Shawn and another juvenile were charged with the January 26, 1996, murder, kidnapping, and robbery of taxicab driver Michael Hare near Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota. Extensive publicity convinced the judge...
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