STATE v. McCAHREN

No. 27325.

878 N.W.2d 586 (2016)

2016 S.D. 34

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Braiden McCAHREN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Patricia Archer , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael J. Butler , Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Clint L. Sargent Raleigh Hansman of Meierhenry & Sargent, LLP, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellant.


[¶ 1.] A jury found Braiden McCahren guilty of second-degree murder after he fatally shot Dalton Williams. The jury also found him guilty of aggravated assault of Tyus Youngberg. On appeal, McCahren asserts that a jury instruction on second-degree murder violated his constitutional rights. He further asserts that the circuit...

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