Boehrns v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & Paroles

[¶ 12.] I respectfully dissent. The majority points out that this case creates cause for concern. With this, I completely *16agree. It is cause for concern because (1) vehicular homicide is not defined in the statutes as a crime of violence, (2) the legislature did not intend vehicular homicide to be considered a crime of violence, and (3) no specific findings of fact were made .to support its reclassification as a crime of violence. Tellingly, this has been the only time the Department of Corrections has classified vehicular homicide as a crime of violence when determining parole eligibility.

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