Legal Opinion
State v. Owens
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 2002No. NonePublished
1Opinion of the Court
643 N.W.2d 735 (2002)
2002 SD 42
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee,
v.
Lavance OWENS, Defendant and Appellant.
No. 21583.
Supreme Court of South Dakota.
Argued August 29, 2001.
Decided April 10, 2002.
ZINTER, Circuit Judge.
[¶ 1.] Lavance Owens (Owens) appeals from his conviction of the murder of Marvene Ross (Ross). We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
[¶ 2.] On September 2, 1999, Owens came home from work around 4:00 p.m. He shared the home with his girlfriend, Amber Poppenga (Poppenga) and their child. Charles Tillman (Tillman), Carrie Tschetter (Tschetter), and Tschetter's two children…
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