State v. Klaudt

SABERS, Retired Justice.

[¶ 1.] Ted Klaudt appeals the guilty verdicts returned on four counts of second degree rape. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing three of his requested jury instructions, and that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of three of the four second degree rape charges. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Klaudt, a former state legislator, and his wife, Connie, provided foster care for children placed within their home by the State of South Dakota. The Klaudts resided on a farm near Walker, South Dakota.

[¶ 3.] Due to abuse, A.M. was removed from…