STATE v. HELM

No. 12789.

287 N.W.2d 497 (1980)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Jerry Buckley HELM, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret Crew, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and respondent; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

Joseph Neiles, Pennington County Asst. Public Defender, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.


DUNN, Justice.

Defendant pled guilty to the crime of uttering a no account check. He also admitted to convictions for six previous felonies and was adjudged an habitual offender. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Defendant appeals from this life sentence, contending that it was an abuse of discretion, that it denied him due process of law, and that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm.

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