State v. Diaz

WILBUR, Justice,

[¶ 1.] Defendant appeals her conviction of the 2009 murder and kidnapping of Jasmine Guevara. Defendant, a juvenile at the time of the crime, challenges the transfer of her case to adult court, this Court’s previous decision reversing the suppression of statements she made to law enforcement, the circuit court’s instructions on imminent fear, and her 80-year sentence with no time suspended. We affirm.

Background

[¶ 2.] On November 10, 2009, law enforcement officers and firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in a wooded area of Hanson County near Mitchell, South Dakota. After…