STATE v. CHARGER

No. 21149.

611 N.W.2d 221 (2000)

2000 SD 70

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Leon L. CHARGER, Defendant and Appellant,

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Ann C. Meyer, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, for plaintiff and appellee.

Timothy J. Rensch, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.


GILBERTSON, Justice

[¶ 1.] Defendant Leon Charger (Charger) appeals his conviction for witness tampering. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] In July of 1998 Charger was charged with sexual contact with Jacqueline Swimmer's (Swimmer) two daughters. Swimmer testified as a witness against Charger in the first criminal trial in February 1999, which resulted in a hung jury. Subsequently, Swimmer...

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