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SD Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction

SD Department of Corrections

A murderer serving life in the South Dakota penitentiary is not entitled to a new trial. That's the opinion of the South Dakota Supreme Court, made public Thursday, Jan. 3.

Jason Lewandowski was convicted in October 2017 after a jury trial in Webster. He was found guilty of shooting Jeremy Hendrickson in the head while Hendrickson's wife and two small children were present.

Lewandowski asked the Supreme Court to overturn his conviction because he should have had a lawyer before talking with an investigator. And he says a plea deal should have been honored.

SDPB's Victoria Wicks has this report.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.