Cases

WILBUR, Justice. [¶ 1.] In this second appeal, the defendant challenges the circuit court’s ruling on limited remand that the State did not violate the defendant’s due process rights or commit a. Brady violation in regard to *212 the production of certain records. We affirm.

#26987-aff in pt & rem in pt-LSW 2015 S.D. 77 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHARLES BIRDSHEAD, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVE

#26987-aff in pt & rem in pt-LSW 2015 S.D. 77 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHARLES BIRDSHEAD, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVE

515 P.2d 1400 (1973) Fred Roy BIRDSHEAD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee. No. F-73-141. Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. November 7, 1973. Rehearing Denied November 30, 1973. Stephen Jones, Mary Bane, Enid, for appellant. Larry Derryberry, Atty. Gen., James L. Swartz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles P. Rainbolt, Legal Intern, fo

#30870-a-SPM 2025 S.D. 45 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SCOTT E. ANDERSON, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#30445-a-MES 2024 S.D. 82 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. WILLIAM CHARLES BELT, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUI

ZINTER, Justice [¶1.] Jonathan Wills was convicted of first-degree rape and sexual contact with a child under sixteen. He appeals, challenging the circuit court's rulings (1) permitting his impeachment with inconsistent statements he made to law enforcement in a prior, unrelated criminal investigation, and (2) precluding his expert witness from testifying about the methods used by the f

#29284-a-PJD 2021 S.D. 34 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. COYE WAYNE NOHAVA, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL C

#30353-a-MES 2024 S.D. 66 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ARNSON ABSOLU, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#30120-a-PJD 2024 S.D. 71 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MAXTON PFEIFFER, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILBUR, Justice. [¶ 1.] During defendant’s trial on an allegation of rape in the second degree, defendant moved the circuit court to order the prosecutor to produce any summaries written by the prosecutor or by others in the prosecutor’s office documenting the victim witness’s oral declarations about the alleged rape. The court denied defendant’s motion after concluding that SDC

#30569-a-SPM 2025 S.D. 13 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LYDELLE EDMOND TURNER, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL C

JENSEN, Justice [¶1.] Jarod Stone appeals his convictions for second-degree murder, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm by a convicted drug offender. Stone argues the circuit court committed multiple errors in pretrial rulings and at trial, including: denying his motion to sever, allowing other acts evidence and certain opinion testimony to be introduced at

JENSEN, Justice [¶1.] David Leonard Randle, Jr. appeals his convictions for first-degree manslaughter, unauthorized ingestion of a controlled substance, and possession of two ounces or less of marijuana. Randle asserts the circuit court erred in denying two motions for mistrial and rejecting a proposed jury instruction on first-degree manslaughter. We affirm in part, reverse in part, an

#30783-a-SRJ 2025 S.D. 33 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** CALVIN BERWALD, d/b/a SOKOTA DAIRY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STAN’S, INC., Defendant and Appellee. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#29664-a-SPM 2022 S.D. 35 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DESTINY OTOBHIALE, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#28771-a-MES 2020 S.D. 54 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. TREVOR ZEPHIER, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#29263-a-JMK 2021 S.D. 22 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SHAWN MICHAEL SHELTON, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#30588-a-JMK 2025 S.D. 18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DREAU LESTER ROGERS, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

#29410-a-SPM 2022 S.D. 12 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA **** STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CARL LEROY NELSON, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL C