Legal Opinion

State v. Kaiser

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 28, 1993No. 17894PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMUNDSON, Justice.

Michael Kaiser appeals from his conviction of two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On July 1, 1991, Roger Rohde (Rohde) disclosed to Day County Deputy Sheriff Tim Kwasniewski (Kwasniewski) that he had been part of a plan with Mike Kaiser (Kaiser) to kill Kaiser’s ex-wife, Mary Wertman (Wertman), and her boyfriend, Bob Elijah (Elijah). Rohde informed Kwas-niewski that he no longer intended to follow through with the plan and revealed items provided to him by Kaiser with which he was to murder Wertman and Elijah and escape undiscovered. Rohde…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Jenkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. United States v. John FlanneryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
  4. State v. RufenerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  5. United States v. Glenn Dale SeawellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. MoratoSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  2. State v. RamirezSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. AndrewsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. GesingerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. MoranSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003

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