Legal Opinion

State v. Boston

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 2003No. NonePublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Samuel Wayne Boston was convicted of second-degree felony murder on May 5, 2002. The trial court sentenced Boston to life in prison without parole for the murder of Richard Gitter. Boston appeals his conviction raising five issues. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] On March 17, 2001, Boston placed a 911 call requesting assistance because Gitter was unresponsive. When emergency personnel arrived at Boston’s apartment, they found 45-year-old Gitter lying on his side in Boston’s bathtub. Git-ter was completely unclothed and not breathing. His clothing had been folded and placed on the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Shaffer v. Honeywell, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. RufenerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. GoodroadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. OsterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. FrazierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. JanklowSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  2. In Re the Guardianship of S.M.N.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Kostel v. SchwartzSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. BauschSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
  5. State v. OwenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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