State v. Running Bird

GORS, Acting Justice.

[¶ 1.] Harold Running Bird (Running Bird) appeals a final judgment of conviction for kidnapping and second degree rape. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] In August of 2000, Katinka Stegeman (Katinka) traveled to Rapid City, South Dakota from Holland. She was twenty-four years old, and came to South Dakota to learn more about the Native American culture.

[¶ 3.] On August 13, Katinka went to the Pennington County fairgrounds and met Harold Running Bird (Running Bird) and Edna Eagleman (Edna). The three drank beer together and later went shopping for a sleeping bag and tent…