State v. Peltier
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of first-degree manslaughter and sentencing her to forty years in prison with twenty years suspended, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on her allegations of error.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Defendant's motion for a new trial based on an alleged violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); (2) there was sufficient evidence from which a jury could find Defendant guilty of first-degree manslaughter, as defined in S.D. Codified Laws 22-16-15(4); and (3) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Defendant.
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