Opinion ID: 3163488
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [¶5.] “Questions of law concerning statutory construction are reviewed de novo.” In re West W. River Elec. Ass’n, Inc., 2004 S.D. 11, ¶ 14, 675 N.W.2d 222, 226 (citing Goetz v. State, 2001 S.D. 138, ¶ 8, 636 N.W.2d 675, 678). No deference is given to the legal conclusions of the parole board or the circuit court. See id. (quoting In re Nw. Pub. Serv. Co., 1997 S.D. 35, ¶ 13, 560 N.W.2d 925, 927).