State v. Janklow

SEVERSON, Presiding Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] William J. Janklow (Janklow) appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of reckless driving and second degree manslaughter for an August 16, 2003, collision which killed Randolph Scott (Scott). We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

[¶ 2.] On August 16, 2003, Janklow was driving a white Cadillac south on Moody County Highway 13. He was traveling from Aberdeen, South Dakota to his home in Brandon, South Dakota after giving a speech at a county fair.1 Janklow’s chief of staff, Chris Braendlin (Braendlin) was a passenger in the vehicle. Meanwhile,…