State v. Tiedeman

PORTER, Justice.

CASE SUMMARY

The defendant, Tiedeman, in this case appeals from his conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery, because the trial court denied his motion for a directed verdict and refused his proposed jury instruction defining “offer” as used in SDCL 22-18-1. We affirm the conviction.

FACTS

At approximately 11:30 p. m. on October 4, 1975, Mrs. Judy Watts was alone at her father-in-law’s home in Vermillion, South Dakota. She heard the back door open and the defendant, Tiedeman, walked into the room. Mrs. Watts did not know him, but he told her that a…