State v. Sickler

FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Shelby Sickler, Sr., appeals from a judgment of conviction for aggravated assault. We affirm.

The first issue is whether the trial court properly denied defense motions for a directed verdict based on insufficiency of the evidence. Appellant was charged with, and convicted of, violating SDCL 22-18-1.1(3), which states:

Any person who: ... (3) Attempts to cause or knowingly causes any bodily injury to a law enforcement officer or other public officer engaged in the performance of his duties ... is guilty of aggravated assault.

We agree with appellant that since…