Opinion ID: 901812
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Arbitrary and Unreasonable Sanction

Text: [¶ 12.] Martin alleges the Board's imposition of his suspended sentence was clearly erroneous, arbitrary, and an abuse of discretion. See SDCL 1-26-36(6). We find no merit to Martin's claim. Our review of the record indicates that the Board was justified in imposing Martin's suspended sentence. The Board had Martin's criminal history before it, his prior parole violations, the most recent allegation stemming from the incident at Glory House, as well as Martin's removal from the sex offender treatment program. We agree with the circuit court, that in light of the facts, the Board did not abuse its discretion. See Hughes v. S.D. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 1999 SD 44, ¶ 8, 593 N.W.2d 789, 790; [2] Lee, 2005 SD 103, ¶ 6, 705 N.W.2d at 611.