South Dakota Fourth Amendment Law

<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Zook </h1></h1>

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor.<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 Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.<b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Zook </h1></h1>

Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet <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 Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. The sentencing took place on September 29, ... More...

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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...

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State of South Dakota v. Mark Waldner and Michael M. Waldner

<h2><br> Chamberlain, South Dakota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rape and sexual contact with a minor.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Michael Waldner, Jr., and Mark Waldner (Waldners) were indicted in Brule County, South Dakota, on varying degrees of rape and sexual contact involving E.H., a minor less than sixteen years of age. During the investigation, law enforcement... More...

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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...

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<h1> United States of America v. Brandon James Noisy Hawk </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Aberdeen, 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> Mobridge Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Brandon James Noisy Hawk, age 42, was ... More...

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State of South Dakota v. Anthony Rome

Defendant and appellant, Anthony Rome, Sr. (Anthony), was found guilty by the trial court of taking a minor child from the custodial parent, in violation of SDCL 22-19-9 and 22-19-10.[*] Anthony was sentenced to five years in the South Dakota Penitentiary, execution of sentence suspended upon his compliance with certain conditions of probation. Anthony appeals. We reverse and remand.<br> <br> Anth... More...

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Zvitaliy Strizheus v. The City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants taking of property without just compensation.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Vitaliy and Nataliya Strizheus (collectively "Plaintiffs”) seek a preliminary injunction to prevent Defendant the City of Sioux Falls ("the City”) from enforcing a final state court judgment permitting the razing of Plaintiffs' ... More...

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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)
GANTVOORT v. RANSCHAU

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with suing his former wife for placing a hidden recording device in Doug's office. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> [¶2.] Doug and Mary married in 1996. During the course of their marriage, <br> they owned and operated a specialty restoration business in Clear Lake, South <br> Dakot... More...

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JUSTIN D. METZGER v. HOPE M. METZGER

<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff ordered to show cause for contempt of court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> In April 2018, Justin filed a divorce action against Hope. The divorce <br> trial was held in January 2019. During trial, the parties informed the circuit court <br> that they had reached a settlement a... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. SHAWN MICHAEL SHELTON

<center><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Shawn Michael Shelton with the sale of methamphetamine to a confidential informant (CI) charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> [¶2.] Detective Joseph Erickson (Detective Erickson) of the Yankton Police <br> Department and Special Agent Ryan Pennock (Agent Pennock) of the South Dakota <br> Division of Criminal... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JONATHON W. KLINETOBE

<center><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Jonathon Klinetobe with an aiding and abetting first-degree manslaughter charge</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> [¶2.] Jonathon Klinetobe (Klinetobe) was in an on-again, off-again <br> relationship with Jessica Rehfeld (Rehfeld) throughout 2014 and 2015. Both lived <br> in Rapid City. Their relationship ultimat... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. DEONDRE DAVIS WILSON

<center><h2><font color="red"> Sioux Falls, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Deondre Wilson with <i>claiming the existence of plain error through the admission of certain evidence and the prosecutor’s closing argument. Wilson directs an additional challenge to his assault convictions, arguing that their domestic designation reflects an essential element that was not proven a... More...

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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...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JOSEPHINE RAE MCREYNOLDS

<center><h2><font color="red"> Sioux Falls, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Josephine Rae McReynolds with <i>arguing that the circuit court erred by denying her motion for judgment of acquittal and instructing the jury on the legality of the initial encounter between McReynolds and law enforcement. McReynolds also argues that the circuit court violated her confrontation rights... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BRANDON KEITH SNODGRASS

<center><h2><font color="red">Pierre, SD - Sexual contact with a child under age sixteen criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Brandon Snodgrass <i>arguing the indictment against him failed to sufficiently allege the dates, times, and locations of the crimes charged so that he could prepare an adequate defense. Snodgrass also claims that the circuit court abused its discretion in admittin... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CARRIE LYNN OSTBY STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. DANA OLMSTED

<center><h2><font color="red">Sturgis, SD. - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants Carrie Lynn Ostby and Dana Olmsted charged with <i>felony-controlled substance charges.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On March 20, 2019, at around 5:45 p.m., Deadwood police officers<br> responded to a report of possible illegal drug activity associated with Apartment 15<br> located at 53 Dunlap Av... More...

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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...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. COLE TAYLOR

Sturgis, SD - Criminal Defense Attorney, second-degree rape, and sexual contact involving a second victim <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><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] On November 10, 201... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. MASON J. BRYANT

Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Criminal Defense Attorney, two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of simple assault.<br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://ujs.sd.gov/Images/BonHomme.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] On the morning of June 9, 2017, Mason Bryant was trying to find... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. ROGER L. JACKSON

Rapid City, SD - Criminal Defense Attorney, third-degree rape <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><br> <br> <br> <br> [¶2.] In 2012, K.S. was diagnosed with Benson’s Syndrome, a r... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. TREVOR ZEPHIER

Yankton, SD - Criminal Defense Attorney, first-degree burglary and grand theft<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><br> <br> [¶2.] At approximately 7:00 a.m. on December 9, 2016, Yankt... More...

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United States of America v. Kevin Jay Mast

<center><br> <img src="https://www.sdb.uscourts.gov/sites/sdb/files/welcome-imglop.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Rapid City, SD - The United States of America charged Kevin Jay Mast, age 63, with disturbing protected wetland of the United States.<br> <br> Mast was indicted for Disturbing Protected Wetlands of the United States by a federal grand jury on September 6, 2017. A jury convicted him of t... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JOSHUA JOHN ARMSTRONG

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STEPHANIE BONEBRIGHT v. CITY OF MILLER and SDML WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FUND

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GENE WEBER and CLARISSA WEBER v. GERALD RAINS and K & L CONSTRUCTION, INC. d/b/a K & L LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION, INC

<center> <P><font color=”FF0000”><h2> Call Kent Morlan at 888-354-4529 if you need a lawyer &#9878; </font></h2></center><br> <center><br> <h1><br> <a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">A Receptionist for Five Dollars A Day</font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> Weber and Rains were involved in a motor vehicle accident on Januar... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGORY DEJESUS TWO HEARTS

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JARED JEROME STONE

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United States of America v. Chavez Spotted Horse

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/aber2.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> In October 2017, a jury found Chavez Spotted Horse guilty of three counts of<br> Child Abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153 and SDCL § 26-10-1, as well as three<br> 1The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Judge for the District<br> of Minnesota, sitting by des... More...

$0 (02-22-2019 - SD)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. WAYLON NATHAN UHRE

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.homefacts.com/images/offenders/southdakota/thumb/S165203320181219.jpg"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> Waylon Nathan Uhre - Registered Sex Offender </font> </h2><br> </center><br> On June 30, 2015, E.B.’s parents left E.B., then four years old, and her older brother with their grandparents in Black Hawk while they took an overnight trip. Waylon... More...

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. RICHARD KEITH ROEDDER

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BYRON RED KETTLE

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$0 (09-24-2018 - SD)
Oglala Sioux Tribe, et al. v. Lisa Fleming, Mark Vargos, Honorable Craig Pfeifle, Lynne A. Valenti

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/rapidcty.jpg"><br> </center><br> The Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and tribal members Madonna<br> Pappan and Lisa Young brought this action against various South Dakota officials<br> under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They challenged procedures used in proceedings brought by<br> the State to remove children te... More...

$0 (09-18-2018 - SD)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. IRWIN SHARPFISH <table> <td>

On August 8, 2015, Officer Garrett Loen, while on patrol in Rapid City, South Dakota, received a dispatch at 1:45 a.m. regarding a report of an intoxicated driver getting into a blue minivan. Officer Loen, who was in the immediate vicinity, responded to the report and observed a vehicle matching the description given driving through a strip mall parking lot. The minivan stopped at the Corner Pan... More...

$0 (08-17-2018 - SD)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. DAVID LEONARD RANDLE, JR., <table> <td>

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)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. GENE R. KALINE <table> <td>

In the early morning hours of September 22, 2016, a homeowner in Pennington County contacted the Rapid City Police Department and asked that officers remove her son and a woman named Kasey Sybert from her home. The homeowner asserted that there was an active warrant for Sybert’s arrest. The homeowner did not indicate how many people were in the home at the time, but responding officers underst... More...

$0 (07-15-2018 - SD)
United States of America v. Shawn Russell Sorensen

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)
<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)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JOHN ABDO, JR. <table> <td>

On the evening of January 7, 2016, Roseanne Weddell, Winston Houseman, John Abdo, Philomene Boneshirt, and Hazen Winckler were watching television together in a home owned by Shelly Selwyn in Wagner, South Dakota. Roseanne is Shelly’s daughter. Shelly did not live in the home but allowed Roseanne and Roseanne’s now-husband Winston to live there. Winston later testified that Abdo (Winston’... More...

$0 (04-28-2018 - SD)