State v. Gagnon

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] William Scott Gagnon, III, appeals from a verdict and judgment of conviction for the offense of manslaughter. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] On March 29, 1996, Gagnon and Phillip Mclaiwain left a Minot bar around 1:00 in the morning. As Gagnon and Mclaiwain proceeded across the parking lot, they exchanged words with Kevin and Wayne Gieser. An altercation developed, resulting in Gagnon fatally stabbing Kevin Gieser in the chest with a knife. Wayne Gieser was not present when the stabbing occurred. At some initial point in the altercation, he had chased Mclaiwain to the north side of…