State v. New

AMUNDSON, Justice.

Defendant Theodore D. New (New) appeals his conviction for second-degree murder resulting from the death of John Mous-seaux (Mousseaux). We affirm.

FACTS

On April 7, 1993, Mousseaux was bludgeoned to death on a Meade County road north of Rapid City, South Dakota. Three men — Larry Black Bear (Black Bear), Augustine White Horse (White Horse), and New — were with Mousseaux at the time of his death. The trio fled the state after Black Bear and White Horse deposited the body. New parted company with the others in Denver, Colorado.

When White Horse and Black Bear returned to South…