Opinion ID: 1594768
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Heading: whether the state's attorney's conduct warranted dismissal of the charges.

Text: In order to exercise a remedy for prosecutorial misconduct, this court has held that such misconduct must be of sufficient significance to result in the denial of the defendant's right to a fair trial. It must be a prejudicial error which will probably produce some effect on the final result. State v. Rosales, 302 N.W.2d 804 (S.D.1981). Prosecutorial misconduct arises only in relation to its effect on the defendants. State v. Ashker, 412 N.W.2d 97 (S.D.1987). What constitutes prosecutorial misconduct must be decided on a case-by-case basis. State v. Kidd, 286 N.W.2d 120 (S.D.1979). While Groff's conduct may be questionable, his actions did not rise to the level of prosecutorial misconduct, warranting dismissal of the charges.