Patricia Archer

An inmate serving life for fatally shooting his girlfriend and setting her apartment on fire has lost his bid for a new trial.The South Dakota Supreme…

A violent prison inmate has failed in his bid to get a shorter sentence. The South Dakota Supreme Court has found that the sentencing judge was not bound…

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of John Eric Hemminger. The Aberdeen man stabbed his former girlfriend to death on Jan. 6,…

An Aberdeen man convicted of stabbing his former girlfriend to death is asking for a new trial. The South Dakota Supreme Court heard oral arguments on…

The second-degree murder conviction of a Pierre teen has been upheld by the South Dakota Supreme Court. Justices ruled that a jury instruction given by…

On March 22, the South Dakota Supreme Court heard the appeal of a man convicted of kidnapping. On Thursday, April 7, the court issued a quick turnaround…

The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, March 22, in an appeal from a Sioux Falls man who says he was too intoxicated at the time of the…

In November, South Dakota voters will consider whether the interest charged by short-term lenders should be capped at 36 percent. The South Dakota Supreme…

On December 18, 2012, 16-year-old Braiden McCahren of Pierre was arrested for shooting and killing a friend and threatening another friend with a shotgun.…