South Dakota Cocaine Law
<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dylan Sanchez </h1></center></h1>
Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.<br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kiana Pilcher </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota ruminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> <br> Rapid City Woman Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Federal Prison Following Conviction for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b></center><br>... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - SD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Gregory Lamar Bell </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorn... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - SD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Sean Flynn; Brian White III; Marcelo Moreno </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Colorado Men Sentenced to Over 10 Years Each in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. ... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - SD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Verran Zani Burdunice </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Methamphetamine </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Minnesota Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine </h2></center><br> <br> Verran Zani Burdunice, from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was convicte... More...
$0 (05-14-2024 - SD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Verran Burdunice </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Methamphetamine </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Minnesota Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine </h2></center><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. Dist... More...
$0 (05-14-2024 - SD)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Brian Hinman </h2> </center>
Rapid City, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Brian Hinman, age 38, was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.<br> <br> From approximately November 2018 to December 2018, Hinman obtained methamphetamine, which he then distributed in South Dakota. A traffic stop of Hinman by Nebraska State Patrol, in Decem... More...
$0 (11-08-2020 - SD)<Center><h2>STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. DAVID LEONARD RANDLE, JR., </h2> <table> <td> <img width="300" src=" http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/196e61010c0057a68e47766bca37ab79db076f4c/c=88-0-1112-770/local/-/media/2015/07/05/SiouxFalls/SiouxFalls/635717152166556415-0705-Week-in-Photos14.JPG?width=534&height=401&fit=crop"> <center </td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="black"> </FONT> </h2>
On October 24, 2015, a group of young adults attended a party at a Sioux Falls condominium leased by Mason Mitzel. There was evidence that the partygoers were drinking and using marijuana and other illegal substances. [¶3.] At some point during the evening, an AK-47 owned by Mitzel was brought out amongst the partygoers. There was testimony that different individuals handled the AK-47. Severa... More...
$0 (08-02-2018 - SD)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Shawn Russell Sorensen <P> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Sioux_Falls_Federal_Building_35.jpg/250px-Sioux_Falls_Federal_Building_35.jpg"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Sioux Falls, South Dakota <P> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <center><font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </h2> </center> </font>
Shawn Russell Sorensen appeals following his jury trial conviction and<br> sentence, arguing that the district court erred in 1 failing sua sponte to exclude the<br> testimony of the government's fingerprint expert, in determining that the<br> 1The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the<br> District of South Dakota.<br> government's error in initially misstating Sorens... More...
$0 (06-26-2018 - SD)<center><h2>STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA vs. SHELLY D. STANLEY</h2> <table> <td> <img width="”200" src="https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/south-dakota-supreme-court-building.jpg"> </td> </table></center><center><h3><FONT COLOR="black">South Dakota Supreme Court </FONT> </h3>
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)<center> <b><h2>STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. ANTWAUN UNDERWOOD</b></h2></center> <P> <center> <img width=300" src="http://www.philipsmithlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/controlled-substance-lg.jpg"> <h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2> </center>
On January 23, 2015, Huron Police Officer Adam Doerr observed <br> Underwood’s vehicle travelling in excess of the speed limit. Officer Doerr initiated a <br> traffic stop and approached Underwood. While speaking to Underwood, Officer <br> Doerr noticed a green, leafy substance that he believed to be marijuana, as well as <br> paraphernalia, on the center console of the vehicle. Officer Doerr... More...
$0 (02-07-2017 - SD)<center><b><h2>STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BROOKE ALLISON SCHREMPP</center></b></h2>
Brooke Schrempp resided in Sioux Falls with her boyfriend, <br> Christopher Uhing. The residence was located within a drug-free zone. Sioux Falls <br> Area Drug Task Force Detective John Spaeth obtained a warrant for the search of <br> the home after receiving numerous tips and other information that the occupants <br> were dealing drugs. During the search of the home, officers found evidence o... More...
$0 (11-24-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BRYON JAMES FISCHER
On November 16, 2011, at approximately 7 p.m., Sioux Falls Police <br> Officer Pat Mertes observed an automobile parked on Spring Avenue, between 10th <br> and 11th Streets, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The vehicle was parked under a <br> sign that read: “No Parking on This Side of the Street.” Fischer sat in the driver’s <br> seat of the vehicle, and an unidentified woman sat in the fron... More...
$0 (04-11-2016 - 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. BECKWITH
A highway patrolman stopped Beckwith for having illegal handlebars <br> on his motorcycle. During the stop, the officer observed Beckwith remove a small <br> plastic bag from his pocket, bite a hole in the bag, and throw the bag on the ground. <br> The bag’s contents were recovered and tested positive for methamphetamine. The <br> officer arrested Beckwith, and a subsequent urinalysis confirm... More...
$0 (01-23-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. FISCHER
Bryon Fischer appeals his conviction by a jury of possession of <br> methamphetamine, possession of two ounces or less of marijuana, and possession of <br> drug paraphernalia. He asserts the evidence of methamphetamine presented to the <br> jury was the product of an illegal search and that the circuit court erred when it <br> denied his motion to suppress the same. He also asserts the jury was ... More...
$0 (01-08-2016 - SD)State Of South Dakota v. Beckwith
A highway patrolman stopped Beckwith for having illegal handlebars <br> on his motorcycle. During the stop, the officer observed Beckwith remove a small <br> plastic bag from his pocket, bite a hole in the bag, and throw the bag on the ground. <br> The bag’s contents were recovered and tested positive for methamphetamine. The <br> officer arrested Beckwith, and a subsequent urinalysis confirm... More...
$0 (10-15-2015 - SD)United States of America v. Susan Schrader
Rapid City, SD - Susan Schrader, age 53, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance following a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. <br> <br> The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in custody and/or a $1,000,000 fine, at least 3 years up to life of supervised release, and a ... More...
$0 (12-23-2014 - SD)United States of America v. Marlena Jo Pond
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 24, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br><br>Marlena Jo Pond, a/k/a Mar Pond, age 28, was sentenced to 30 months in custody, 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federa... More...
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