South Dakota Intent to Commit Murder Law
<h2> <center> State of South Dakota v. Jeromy Willard </h2> </center>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Jeromy Willard, 53, of Sioux Falls, accused of killing his brother s Levi Phillips, 47, of Sioux Falls.... More...
$ (09-25-2026 - SD)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Teldon Kills Small </h2> </center>
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the defedant charged with second degree murder in violatoin of 15 U.S.C. 1115. On the evening of November 29, 2025, Teldon Kills Smal and others were consuming alcohol to excess. The male victim told Kills Small and others with Kills Small that they needed to leave. Kills Small discharged nine rounds from his firearm, striking the m... More...
$ (09-16-2026 - 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. Filimon Gebregzibher
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Filimon Gebregzibher was arrested and charged with attempted murder of an acquaintance. The victim is expected to survive his injuries.... More...
$ (02-28-2026 - 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)<H2> United States of America v. Katrina Pauline Shangreaux, also known as Katrina White Whirlwind
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder in Indian Country.<br> <br> Katrina Shangreaux's two-and-a-half-year-old son died after she kicked him in the head and abdomen, hit him with a belt, bit him, and injured his scrotum.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-17-2025 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Timothy Bellonger
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Timothy Bellonger, of Sioux Falls, was accused of stabbing and killing 70-year-old James Lipscomb.<br> ... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Timothy Bellonger
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Timothy Bellonger, age 54, was charged with shooting and killing a 70-year-old male succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital after law enforcement responded to a "weapons violation†near the area of 800 North Dakota Avenue.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Derek McCloskey </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Resisting and Impeding Federal Officers and for Possessing Methamphetamine Bound for Distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> St. Francis Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Resisting and Impeding Federal Officers and for... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Wayne Gray </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity and Aggravated Sexual Abuse with Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Wyoming Man Found Not Guilty in Federal Court</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Kiana Pilcher </h1></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)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. Leobardo Vega </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing 20 Pounds of Methamphetamine Destined for Distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 6 ½ Years for Possessing 20 Pounds of Methamphetamine Destined for Distribution </... More...
$0 (03-14-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Leobardo Vega </h1></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> California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 6 ½ Years for Possessing 20 Pounds of Methamphetamine Destined for Distribution</h2></cente... More...
$0 (03-14-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Cruz Mario Lara Larios </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Cruz Mario Lara Larios </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine<br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Larry Wayne Moss, a/k/a “Lucci†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 11 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute</h2></ce... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - 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)Mary A. Johnson v. Gregory M. Johnson
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota real property law lawyers represented the parties in a real estate dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Mary Johnson entered into an oral agreement with her parents under which they conveyed a parcel of real property to her so that she could obtain financing to construct a small home for them on the property. In exchange, Mary and her family were able to live in a lar... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - 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)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)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. Theodora Belt; Bailey Belt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder and Assault Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridger Mother and Son Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison on Murder and Assault Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Theodora Belt, age 48, an... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - 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. Jennifer Walsh </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Woman Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Atto... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tyson White Plume; Sarah Stone </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Shooting Death of Minor </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Sentenced for Shooting Death of Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Brings Plenty </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> Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Charles Brings Plenty, age 32, was indicted for the charges of Second-Degree Murder and ... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Sara Raquel Torres </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Crime </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Iowa Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Crimee</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. D... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph “Jo Jo†Dowty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Charge </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced on Drug Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In May of 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Joseph "Jo Jo†Dowty, 33, for Possessio... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Verran Zani Burdunice </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Verran Burdunice </h1>
<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)State of South Dakota v. Anthony Rome, Sr.
When Justice Went To Hell: Anthony Rome, Sr. picked up his son from the boy's Mother's house on October 19, 1986 and did not return him at the end of his court decreed visitation with the boy. Instead, Rome went on the run with the boy. The boy's mother reported and Anthony he was indicted and a warrant was issues for his arrest. In January, 1987, the FBI found and arrested Anthony.<br> <br> R... More...
$0 (12-31-1987 - SD)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...
$0 (04-28-1987 - SD)United States of America v. Sativa Looking Cloud
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder, first degree burglary and felony possession and use of a firearm.<br> <br> Sativa Looking Cloud, age 21, pleaded guilty on January 18, 2023, to Second Degree Murder and First Degree Burglary.<br> <br> Stephen Fallis, age 30, pleaded guilty on January 19, 2023, to Possession of a Stolen Firearm and... More...
$0 (05-17-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Barbara McGhee
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Assaulting, Opposing, Resisting, Impeding, Intimidating, or Interfering with a Federal Officer.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pierrie_SD_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Federal Courthouse - Pierre"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthou... More...
$0 (02-15-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Isaiah Clarence Young
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with second degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.<br> <br> Isaiah Clarence Young, age 23, from St. Francis, South Dakota, was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 8, 2021. He pled guilty on March 22, 2022.<br> <br> In the early morning hours of January 24, 2021, Young broke into a St. Francis, South Da... More...
$0 (07-07-2022 - SD)TERESA BURGI, INDIVIDUALLY AND TERESA BURGI, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR K.B. v. EAST WINDS COURT, INC. v. RONALD PASMAN, Third-Party Defendant
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs and Appellants with alleging two negligence theories and a breach of contract claim. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> East Winds Court is a mobile home community in Yankton owned by <br> the similarly named corporation, East Winds Court, Inc. Teresa Burgi rent... More...
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