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STATE v. BLEM

No. 21064.

610 N.W.2d 803 (2000)

2000 SD 69

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jerome Anthony BLEM, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Grant Gormley, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael J. Butler, Butler Law Office, P.C., Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Jerome Anthony Blem was convicted of first degree manslaughter for the death of David Drafahl at Blem's house in Frederick, South Dakota. He appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] In March or April of 1998, Blem, age 40, hired Doug Krueger to clean a building. Blem testified that after two weeks, he paid Krueger $200, told him to leave and finished the job himself. Thereafter, Krueger admitted...

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