State v. Fields

488 N.W.2d 919 (1992)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Kenneth A. FIELDS, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 17540.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Argued March 16, 1992.

Decided July 8, 1992.

Mark Barnett, Atty. Gen., Gary Campbell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Delmar Walter, Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES/HOLDING

On March 11, 1991, a Minnehaha County jury found Fields guilty of First Degree Manslaughter, in violation of SDCL 22-16-15(3), a Class 2 felony. On May 15,…