STATE v. HAYES

No. 26817-A-SW.

855 N.W.2d 668 (2014)

2014 S.D. 72

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Tyson Allen HAYES, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Bethany L. Erickson , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, SD, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Kraig L. Kronaizl , Blackburn & Stevens Prof. LLC, Yankton, SD, Attorneys for defendant, and appellant.


WILBUR, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Tyson Hayes appeals the circuit court's judgment and sentence for second-degree rape and two counts of aggravated assault. Hayes raises the following issues: (1) whether the circuit court committed structural error by allowing an improper reasonable doubt standard to be presented to jurors during voir dire; (2) whether the State's questioning during voir dire amounted to prosecutorial misconduct; (3) whether the circuit court erred in...

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