State v. Bogenreif

MORGAN, Retired Justice.

Lance Bogenreif (Bogenreif) appeals a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict convicting him of aggravated assault. Bogenreif argues that the victim’s injuries did not constitute serious bodily injury, that he was entitled to an instruction on self-defense, that he was denied an opportunity to cross-examine the complaining witness, and that the trial court should have granted a mistrial. We affirm.

This case stems from an altercation which took place at the South Dakota State Penitentiary on May 28, 1989, between inmates Bogenreif and James Allen (Allen). In…