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STATE v. BIRDSHEAD

No. 26987.

871 N.W.2d 62 (2015)

2015 S.D. 77

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Charles BIRDSHEAD, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 21, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Craig M. Eichstadt , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Jamy Patterson , Pennington County Public, Defender's Office, Rapid City, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellant.

[¶ 1.] Charles Birdshead, who was attacked during a drug transaction, used lethal force against one of the perpetrators. Birdshead was tried by a Pennington County jury and convicted of first-degree manslaughter, possession of a controlled weapon, and distribution of a controlled substance to a minor. The circuit court sentenced...

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