Legal Opinion
State v. Larson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1J Brian Larson was convicted of two counts of second degree manslaughter following a motor vehicle accident which killed two highway construction workers. He appeals the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶2.] On September 16, 1996, a highway construction crew was working in the right lane of eastbound Interstate 90 in Lyman County. The construction area stretched between mile markers 212 and 234 and was separated from the driving lane by “candlestick” dividers. These dividers were generally placed about a foot inside the closed lane, but…
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