State v. Reay

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Defendant appeals his conviction for the murder of his wife. We affirm.

Background

[¶2.] Defendant, Brad Reay, his wife, Tamara (Tami), and their daughter, Hay-lee, lived in Pierre, South Dakota. Defendant was an assistant manager at Wal-Mart. Tami worked in the shoe department at Kmart. She met Brian Clark, who also worked at Kmart. He was married with children. In December 2005, Tami and Brian began an affair.

[¶ 3.] In the first week of February 2006, Tami told defendant she wanted to date other people: she wanted a divorce. Defendant wanted to work things out. He…