State v. Dennis

This is an appeal from a judgment finding the defendant guilty of one count of aggravated assault.

The defendant was an inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. On May 31, 1978, another inmate grabbed the arm of a guard in the control room. The inmate pulled the guard’s arm through a window while defendant grabbed his hand and put a cord around it.

Defendant alleges that charging in one count that defendant attempted to and did cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his duties combines two separate offenses in one count contrary to law. We do not…