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STATE v. COFIELD

No. 13931.

351 N.W.2d 467 (1984)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Loyd COFIELD, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 18, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith A. Atkinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

Jeffry L. Bloomberg, Lead, for defendant and appellant.

MORGAN, Justice.

A grand jury indicted defendant for first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife. SDCL 22-16-4. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the state filed an information alleging manslaughter in the first degree. SDCL 22-16-15. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to one hundred years in the state penitentiary. He appeals, alleging that the trial court abused its discretion by imposing a sentence that was excessive and disproportionate...

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