South Dakota First Amendment Law
<h2> (center> United States of America v. Dalton Hump </h2> </center>
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree burglary in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1153. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On the evening of July 10, 2024, Dalton Hump, age 34, unlawfully entered a residence in Ziebach County within the Chey... More...
$ (07-30-2026 - SD)<h2> <center> Seamus Culhane, Turbak Law Office, P.C., Thomas Dickson and Dickson Law Office v. Bill Trovson
Watertown, South Dakota, lawyers represented the parties in a declaratory judgement actions. Bill Thovson, a South Dakota resident, contacted attorney Seamus Culhane, a South Dakota attorney, following the tragic death of Thovson’s wife, Paula, as a result of a car accident in North Dakota on July 28, 2020. Culhane agreed to represent Thovson and his minor daughter in relation to Paula’... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Dylan Famer
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Dylan Farmer was accused of first and second degree murder in the 2024 death of Casey Shaffer in Sioux Falls. Farmer had accused Shaffer of being a pedophile and told authorities that he had witnessed a murder.... More...
$ (02-20-2026 - SD)<H2> The State of South Dakota v. Elias Stubbe
Howard, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree and homicide as murder in the second degree. Elias Stubbe, accused of killing Nichole Malfero, 56 with whom he had a relationship.... More...
$ (12-09-2025 - SD)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)<h1> United States of America v. Dylan Sanchez </h1></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)United States of America v. Eric LaDeaux
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs).<br> <br> LaDeaux was indicted in a second superseding indictment and made his first appearance on November 15, 2021, starting his speedy trial clock. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1). As relevant here, three approximately 90-day continuances followed. Codefendan... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - SD)Rodney Alexander v. Estate of Steve Hobart and Nick Hobart
Rapid City, South Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> Rodney Alexander and Steve Hobart entered into an agreement giving Alexander a right of first refusal to purchase Steve's cattle and to have Steve's national forest livestock grazing permit transferred to him. They, along with Steve's son Nick, later signed an addendum clarifying th... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Boru Guye Wako, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Two Firearm Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Federal Jury Finds Sioux Falls Man Guilty of Two Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br>... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lamont Victor Garrett </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Ammunition by a Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Found Guilty of Possession of Ammunition by a Felon Following Federal Jury Trial</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A jury has convicted L... More...
$0 (06-12-2025 - SD)United States of America, v.Antonio Marshall, also known as Tony Quick Bear
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you hav... More...
$0 (05-18-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Rickey Eugene Johnson, Jr. </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 Distribution of Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and Distribution of Methamphetami... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Henry Damon Smith, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Tampering with a Witness. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Dakota Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 15 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Tampering with a Witness ... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Kujali Strawther
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> On the afternoon of November 21, 2022, Eric Peterson, a South Dakota<br> Highway Patrol officer, was positioned for traffic enforcement on Interstate 90 in a<br> 65-miles-per-hour zone. Around 2 p.m., a white SUV drove by at what appeared to<br> Peterson to be close to ... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Merrival </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Un... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Devin Dolphus </h1>
<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> Eagle Butte Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Five Years and Eight Months for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Arnson Absolu
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> </h2><br> <br> A jury convicted Arnson Absolu of three counts of first-degree murder. Absolu moved for a new trial after discovering undisclosed information about a State witness. The circuit court denied the motion. Absolu appeals, arguing the court erred when it denied the motion for new ... More...
$0 (10-30-2024 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Maxton Pfeiffer
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree manslaughter.<br> </h2><br> <br> Maxton Pfeiffer shot and killed his friend Ty Scott when Pfeiffer, Scott, and others were hanging out at their friend Cody Siemonsma's apartment. Pfeiffer did not dispute that he swept Siemonsma's .45 caliber pistol in the direction of Scott and discharged ... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Pumpkin Seed </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession and Violating Sex Offender Laws</h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Quintin Longie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> After Being Found Guilty in a Federal Jury Trial of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, A South Dakota Man Has Been Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison<... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Nathaniel B. Griffin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Burglary in the Standing Rock Reservation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> McLaughlin Man Sentenced to Nearly 14 Months in Federal Prison for Burglary in the Standing Rock Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Quintin Longie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> After Being Found Guilty in a Federal Jury Trial of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, A South Dakota Man Has Been Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison<... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Pumpkin Seed </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Firearm Possession and Violating Sex Offender Laws </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession and Violating Sex Offender Laws</h2></cente... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Arnson Absolu
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] In the evening hours of August 24, 2020, Rapid City police officers responded to a call from a Thompson Park area resident who had heard several gunshots. Once at the park, officers observed a parked Chevrolet Tahoe SUV inside of which were two individ... More...
$0 (10-30-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Sammy Stabber </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Piedmont Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sammy Stabb... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Brent Lester </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Parmelee Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Shooting Another Man.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tevin Thin Elk, Sr. </h1>
<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> Mission Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Thin Elk Sr. was indic... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Gregory Lamar Bell </h1>
<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)United States of America v. Sky Thomas Roubideaux </center
<h2><br> Sioux Falls, South Dakota attempted enticement of a minor using the internet charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In March 2022, federal and local law enforcement in Sioux Falls conducted an undercover operation to identify individuals actively enticing minors online for sexual purposes. Agents created profiles on social media applications, pos... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Tujuane Leno Lowry </center
<h2><br> Pierre, South Dakota felony possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendnt.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 10, 2023, after the state trial date was continued, the government moved the court to unseal Lowry's federal indictment and obtained a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum that allowed for the transfer of Lowry from state to federal custody. Lowry appeared in ... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Steve Tucker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Charge </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Steve Tucker, 48, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person ... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Marvin Brings Plenty </h1>
<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> Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In October of 2023, at Rapid City, Ma... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Steve Tucker </h1>
<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> California Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Darian Libert </h1>
<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> Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In July of 2023, at Rapid City, Darin ... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Darian Libert </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced tod... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Mikel Swift Hawk, a/k/a Mikal Swift Hawk </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mission Man Sentenced for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell ... More...
$0 (07-24-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tyson Quigley, a/k/a Tyson Stands </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Prohibited Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Francis Man Sentenced for Prohibited Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> <br> Tyson Quigley, a/k/a Tyson Stands, ... More...
$0 (07-02-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. William Waldemar Godoy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Immigration Related Matters </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge... More...
$0 (06-18-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan First In Trouble </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> White River Man Sentenced for Failure to Register</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Nathan First In Trouble, age 45, was indicted by a fed... More...
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