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STATE v. RICE

No. 27385.

877 N.W.2d 75 (2016)

2016 S.D. 18

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Kevin James RICE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided March 2, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Jared Tidemann , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, SD, for plaintiff and appellee.

Nicole J. Laughlin , Sioux Falls, SD, for defendant and appellant.

[¶ 1.] Kevin James Rice appeals the circuit court's imposition of an 80-year sentence for one count of first-degree manslaughter. Rice asserts his sentence violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] On December...

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