State v. Miland

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Samuel Douglas Miland attacked a law enforcement officer while sitting in the officer’s patrol car. After a bench trial, he was found guilty of aggravated assault. On appeal, he asserts insufficient evidence to support proof that the officer sustained serious bodily injury and that the injury occurred under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.

Background

[¶ 2.] On the evening of October 17, 2012, Deputy Chief of Police for Canton, South Dakota, David Jacobs, was dispatched to a local, convenience store. A clerk had called to report…