Thursday, May 30, 2024

75 year prison sentence upheld

 

The SD Supreme Court handed down one decision this morning, holding, inter alia:

 

1)    75 year prison sentence upheld

 

 

Summary follows:

 

STATE v. HENRY, 2024 S.D. 30: After receiving Defendant’s guilty plea to 1st degree Manslaughter, the Trial Court sentenced Defendant to 75 years in prison to be served consecutively to her DUI 4th sentence.  The sole issue raised on appeal was alleged abuse of discretion in sentencing.  The SD Supreme Court affirmed in a unanimous (5-0) ruling, with a per curiam opinion.

 

This decisions may be accessed at

 

http://ujs.sd.gov/Supreme_Court/opinions.aspx .