South Dakota Armed Robbery Law
State of South Dakota v. Kray Bluebird
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> Murder (First Degree)- Premeditated<br> Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crime<br> Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crime<br> Attempted Murder (First Degree)- Premeditated<br> Attempted Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crime<br> Attempted Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crim... More...
$0 (11-04-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Andrew Cortes
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Andrew Cortes, age 30, was found to be armed with a firearm when the was stopped by Rapid City, South Dakota police officers.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - SD)United States of America v. J.T. Myore
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represnted the Defendant charged with carjacking amd bramdosjomg a foredar, during a crime of violence.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal robbery and aiding and abetting laws, as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 2, hold individuals liable for the crimes of others if they assist in or encourage the commission of a federal offense. Essentially, anyone who a... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Cook, Conrad DeMarce </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pierre, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Credit Union Robbery in Eagle Butte, South Dakota </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two North Dakota Men Charged with Credit Union Robbery in Eagle Butte, South Dakota</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury indict... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Spencer High Hawk
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting second degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111(a), 2, and 1153. <br> </h2><br> -2-<br> Late one night, High Hawk and his father, Eugene ("Acornâ€) High Hawk,<br> were at Acorn's home on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Wounded Knee, South<br> Dakota. Battling cancer,... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Justin James Schneider </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and for Assaulting a Federal Officer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b> Watauga Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and for Assaulting a Federal Officer</h2><... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Ambre Star McLaughlin
<h2><br> Pierre, South Dakota aiding and abetting kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 1142 provides: <br> <br> (a) Any Indian who commits against the person or property of another Indian or other person any of the following offenses, namely, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, maiming, a felony under chapter 109A, incest, a felony assault under s... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Hunter Brave </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Larceny, and Failure to Appear<br> </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mission Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Larceny, and Failure to Appear</h2></center></b></... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Francis White Lance </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wanblee Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Francis White Lance... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Deyvin Morales; Juan Francisco Alvarez-Sorto; Karla Lopez-Gutierrez</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Kidnapping; Carjacking; Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person; and Unlawful Reentry after Deportation</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b><br> Two Men and a... More...
$0 (04-28-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Tiffany Bernard
Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbery.<br> <br> In late 2021, Tiffany Bernard, age 30, from Sisseton, South Dakota, and her three co-defendants were sentenced for their respective roles in the robbery and assault. On October 4, 2021, Brendon Javon Jacob Rodlund, age 32, was also sentenced to the maximum of 15 years in federal prison, followed by three y... More...
$0 (08-26-2022 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. KEVIN XAVIER DICKERSON STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, v. ARIANNA CHERELLE REECY
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Criminal Defense lawyer represented co-defendants with robbery and burglary and also aggravated assault charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Arianna Reecy worked as an exotic dancer at a bar in Lesterville, <br> South Dakota. In July 2019, Reecy, who went by the name "Kisses,†met Julio <br> Gomez Rojas at... More...
$0 (06-12-2022 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. MANUEL JESUS FRIAS
<center><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Manuel Jesus Frias with a second-degree murder with a depraved mind, first-degree manslaughter with a dangerous weapon, and attempted first-degree robbery charges.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> n February 2018, a grand jury indicted Manuel Jesus Frias (Frias) on <br> twelve counts. The counts relevant to this... More...
$0 (04-26-2021 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CARLOS C. QUEVEDO
<center><h2><font color="red"> Rapid City, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster with <i> claiming his sentence is unconstitutional because it violates categorical limitations placed upon sentences for juveniles and because it is disproportionately harsh.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Carlos Quevedo spent the evening of January 17, 2017, ingesting cold<br... More...
$0 (11-30-2020 - SD)United States of America v. Harvi Lynn Sharp Butte
Pierre, South Dakota conspiracy to distribute drugs criminal defense lawyer represented Harvi Lynn Scharp Butte, whoc was charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.<br> <br> Sharp Butte was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 10, 2020. She pled guilty on July 20, 2020.<br> <br> The conviction stemmed from a conspiracy in 2019 wherein Sharp Butte conspired with others to d... More...
$0 (10-20-2020 - SD)United States of America v. Shilo Philip Hill
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant on a felony firearm possession charge.<br> <br> Shilo Philip Hill, age 25, was a passenger in the stopped car and at that time, he knowingly possessed a stolen and loaded .357 Mangum caliber revolver. In addition to the revolver, Hill possessed a scale, baggies, and a small amount of methamphetamine. Hill was prohibited from poss... More...
$0 (10-08-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. GRADY WILLIAMS
Sturgis, SD - Criminal Defense Attorney, possession of controlled substances, marijuana, paraphernalia, and a loaded firearm while intoxicated<br> <br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/south-dakota-supreme-court-building.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><b... More...
$0 (09-30-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. DONALD M. WILLINGHAM
<center> <P><font color=”FF0000”><h2> Call Kent Morlan at 888-354-4529 if you need a lawyer ⚖ </font></h2></center><br> <center><br> <h1><br> <font Color="Blue">M</font>ore<font Color="Red">L</font>aw Lawyer Referral Service<br> <font Color="Red">Need Free Help Finding A Lawyer? <br> Call: 918-582-6422</font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On the morning of October 24, 2015, while patroll... More...
$0 (09-23-2019 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGORY DEJESUS TWO HEARTS
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On January 19, 2015, three men robbed the Casino Korner in Aberdeen, South Dakota and then fled avoiding arrest. The suspects evaded the police for m... More...
$0 (04-01-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Gabrielle M. Koenig
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/rapidcty.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rapid City, SD - Woman Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm<br> <br> A woman convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Gabrielle M. Koenig, age 45, was sentenced to 37 months in fed... More...
$0 (02-18-2019 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. RICHARD KEITH ROEDDER
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$0 (02-01-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Brandon Gustav McGuire
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/siouxfalls.jpg".<br> </center><br> Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance<br> <br> United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on November 13, 2018, by U.S. Distric... More...
$0 (11-18-2018 - SD)<h1> South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. </h1>
When a consumer purchases goods or services, theconsumer’s State often imposes a sales tax. This case requires the Court to determine when an out-of-stateseller can be required to collect and remit that tax. All concede that taxing the sales in question here is lawful. The question is whether the out-of-state seller can be held responsible for its payment, and this turns on a proper interpretati... More...
$0 (06-21-2018 - SD)United States of America v. Scott Edison Benson
Rapid City, SD - Martin Man Sentenced for Accessory After the Fact and Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine <br> <br> A Martin, South Dakota, man convicted of Accessory After the Fact (Murder) and Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, was sentenced on May 24, 2018, by Chief Judge, Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Scott Edison Benson, age 31, was sentenced to 10 years ... More...
$0 (06-08-2018 - SD)United States of America v. Kaycee Teppo
Sioux Falls, SD - Fruitdale Woman Sentenced for Bank Robbery<br> <br> A Fruitdale, South Dakota, woman convicted of Bank Robbery was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Kaycee Teppo, age 23, was sentenced on April 30, 2018, to 41 months in custody, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victi... More...
$0 (05-08-2018 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA vs. SHELLY D. STANLEY <table> <td>
On August 3, 2015, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was underway in Sturgis, South Dakota. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Sturgis Police Officers Mike Varilek and Tom Strickland (collectively, “the Officers”) received a report from another police officer that a male and female had entered a single-occupancy, portable toilet located in the middle of 2nd Street. Officer Varilek testified that such an e... More...
$0 (06-09-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JEREMY JACOB GOODSHOT <table> <td>
On the morning of August 13, 2015, Kenny Maldonado-Molina was <br> awakened by his dog barking outside, and he left his house with a handgun to <br> investigate. He observed a man, later identified as Goodshot, holding a machete <br> over his head. Because Goodshot walked towards Maldonado-Molina in a <br> threatening manner, Maldonado-Molina displayed the gun and warned Goodshot to <br> stay ba... More...
$0 (06-09-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JANNO KOLLAY TALLA <table> <td>
Talla was born in Barentu, Eritrea, in 1984 and immigrated to the United States as a refugee sometime around 2012. After living in Charlotte, North Carolina, for a short time, he moved to Sioux Falls, where he began a relationship with Ammuna Gayya. The two moved in together, and in late 2013, Gayya became pregnant with Talla’s child. In August 2014, prior to their child’s birth, Talla obta... More...
$0 (06-09-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. PAUL DEAN JENSEN <table> <td>
On January 14, 1996, 14-year-old Jensen and 16-year-old Shawn Springer carried out their plan to rob a taxi driver in Pierre, South Dakota. Armed with a gun and fitted with bandanas to cover their faces, Jensen and Springer called for a taxi to pick them up in the back parking lot of a local hotel. The taxi company dispatched driver Michael Hare to the hotel. Hare parked and waited in the front... More...
$0 (04-20-2017 - SD)United States of American v. Chad Ryan Lara
Pierre, SD - Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Robbery and Assault <br> <br> Chad Ryan Lara, age 34, was sentenced to 42 months in custody, followed by 30 months of supervised release, $26.25 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund on the robbery charge. Lara was sentenced to 6 months in custody, and ordered to pay $181.50 in restitution, along with a $25 spec... More...
$0 (09-16-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. RAYMOND M. MARTINEZ
A Butte County grand jury indicted Raymond M. Martinez on July 8, <br> 2014, on five felony charges. The charges included: one count of second-degree rape, <br> one count of first-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, and one <br> count of aggravated assault, domestic violence. Martinez allegedly broke into his <br> estranged girlfriend’s home, forced himself upon her, and ... More...
$0 (07-10-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. KEVIN JAMES RICE
On December 2, 2013, Sioux Falls resident Jason LaBeau returned <br> home after work to discover two intruders in his home attacking his 20-year-old son, <br> Jordan. After Jason rushed to Jordan’s aid, one of the intruders produced a pistol <br> and shot both Jason and Jordan. After the shooting, the intruders fled the scene, <br> leaving behind the pistol and one of their cell phones. Jason... More...
$0 (03-05-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CHIPPS
A jury convicted Christopher Lee Chipps of one count of second-degree <br> burglary and four counts of identity theft. Facing a second trial for additional <br> criminal activity, Chipps pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft. He now appeals <br> his jury convictions and sentences imposed for each of the foregoing crimes. Chipps <br> asserts that he did not receive effective assistance of c... More...
$0 (01-29-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BIRDSHEAD
On January 7, 2013, J.B. sent Birdshead a message on Facebook <br> asking Birdshead to acquire drugs for her and her friend. J.B. was fifteen years old <br> at the time, and Birdshead had known her for approximately five or six months. <br> Birdshead arranged for the drug transaction to occur with J.B. that same day at the <br> Dakota Rose Motel in Rapid City, South Dakota. <br> When J.B. sent B... More...
$0 (01-23-2016 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Charles Birdshead
On January 7, 2013, J.B. sent Birdshead a message on Facebook <br> asking Birdshead to acquire drugs for her and her friend. J.B. was fifteen years old <br> at the time, and Birdshead had known her for approximately five or six months. <br> Birdshead arranged for the drug transaction to occur with J.B. that same day at the <br> Dakota Rose Motel in Rapid City, South Dakota. <br> [¶3.] When J.B... More...
$0 (10-22-2015 - SD)Nancy Wetherill v. Pete Geren
This case requires us to determine whether the Feres doctrine, which generally bars judicial review of military decision-making, precludes us from hearing a Title VII suit brought by a "dual-status†National Guard technician, whose position was both military and civilian in nature. While Colonel Nancy Wetherill was initially granted a waiver of mandatory retirement from her military position... More...
$0 (08-18-2010 - SD)Citibank South Dakota, N.A. v. Wayne E. Schmidt
<P> [1.] In this collection action, a debtor representing himself advances several dubious legal theories on why he should not be responsible for paying his entire credit card debt. In circuit court, a judgment was entered against him for the whole amount. Despite some of the debtor's questionable arguments, however, it appears that he was in fact defrauded in a telemarketing swindle. Therefore, ... More...
$0 (01-08-2008 - SD)<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/04/07/032375P.pdf" target="_new">Twylla Mae Turney v. Russell Waterbury</a>
<P> Twylla Mae Turney brought this civil rights suit against the Bennett County Sheriff's Department, Bennett County, the State of South Dakota, Bennett County Sheriff Russell Waterbury, Chief Deputy Bruce McMillin, and jailer Tracy Merchen (collectively the Defendants) to recover damages related to the in-custody suicide of her son, Bill Keith Turney. The Defendants moved for summary judgm... More...
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