State v. Kaiser

WUEST, Retired Justice.

Michael Kaiser was found guilty of two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder under SDCL 22-3-8 and sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Kaiser appeals the judgment and sentencing on grounds that South Dakota lacked jurisdiction to convict him and that the sentence of two life tei'ms for conspiracy to commit murders which did not, in fact, occur constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Because we conclude South Dakota did have jurisdiction in this case and the sentencing did not constitute cruel and unusual…