Inmate's misconduct results in 2 more years to term of imprisonment

The SD Supreme Court handed down 1 new decision this morning. Summary is set forth below. 1) Inmate’s misconduct adds 2 years to his term of imprisonment Summary follows: STATE v. WARFIELD, 2026 S.D. 20: Incident occurred at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. Inmate was charged with two counts of assault and 1 count of intentional damage to property. Video surveillance was used as part of the State’s evidence, but there was an issue as to its completeness. Jury convicted inmate of 1 count of assault and of intentional damage to property. Inmate was acquitted on other count of assault. The trial court sentenced Inmate to 2 years to run consecutive to his other sentences and ordered restitution and court costs. The SD Supreme Court affirmed. This decision is unanimous (5-0), with opinion authored by Justice Gusinski. This case was submitted on the briefs 5 weeks, 2 days ago. This decision may be accessed at http://ujs.sd.gov/Supreme_Court/opinions.aspx .