State v. Walton

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Walton appeals his conviction of the first-degree manslaughter of Daniel Lehmkuhl. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] On November 8, 1996, Justin Wood drove Emmanuel Geliga, Jorge Geligja and Benjamin Walton to the Baken Parkishop-ping plaza in Rapid City, South Dakota, where the group planned to meet'some girls. Wood parked in front of the Conoco gas station, and Emmanuel and he| went inside. While they were inside, Jason Tschakert, an individual with whoijji the *527group had a prior run-in, approached the vehicle and a verbal altercation ensued.1 Tschakert spit on Wood’s car…