State v. Bult

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1] Following this Court’s remand for resentencing from a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, Justin Bult was sentenced to a term of 300 years for the charge of felony kidnapping and 10 years for the charge of sexual contact with a child, sentences to run concurrently with credit for time served. Bult challenges his sentence on grounds that it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the United States and South Dakota Constitutions. For procedural reasons, we reverse and remand with instruction.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2] The…