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STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 18638.

537 N.W.2d 380 (1995)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Raphael WASHINGTON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 6, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Frank Geaghan, Assistant Attorney General Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael Stonefield and Edward G. Albright of Office of Public Defender for Pennington County, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

Raphael Washington ("Washington") appeals his conviction for aggravated assault, contending the trial court erred in rejecting his proposed jury instruction which would have allowed the jury to consider if he was "guilty but mentally ill." We affirm.

FACTS

Washington attacked and stabbed Robert Tasso several times in the head and neck with a carpet knife. He then displayed his blood...

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