Legal Opinion

Hughes v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & Paroles

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1999No. 20655PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

ACTION

[¶ 1.] Patrick J. Hughes appeals from a circuit court order which affirmed an order of the Board of Pardons and Paroles revoking his suspended sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] The facts are not in dispute.

[¶ 3.] In 1993, Hughes was convicted of having sexual contact with an eleven-year-old girl. He was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary; eight years of the term were suspended.

[¶ 4.] In September 1997, Hughes sentence was suspended. Based upon his history of sex offending, his significant alcohol and drug use, and his failure to complete the third phase of the STOP program,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. TuttleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  2. State v. OlsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Turo v. SolemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  4. In Re the Revocation of the Suspended Sentence of BrownSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Austad v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & ParolesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. ReavesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Amundson v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & ParolesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Hughes v. State Board of Pardons and ParolesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Amundson v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & ParolesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000

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