South Dakota Supreme Court

A South Dakota inmate who dismembered his victim after killing her is asking for a new trial.Stephen Falkenberg was found guilty in Yankton County of…

In 2014, forty non-Indian owners of cabins and other structures at Pickerel Lake challenged Day County's legal ability to impose property taxes. The…

In The Moment … January 4th, 2021 Show 965 Hour 1He has served the Unified Judicial System for over 3 decades, and is the longest-tenured chief justice of…

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a drunk driver who killed two adults and injured a young girl.Now a state prison inmate, the…

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 Rapid City man convicted of soliciting a weapon so he could kill his late wife's doctor has appealed his case to the South Dakota Supreme Court.Now a…

A Sioux Falls woman is suing three police officers and the city for violating her Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search of her home.A lower…

Buffalo Chip cannot be incorporated as a municipality.That's the decision of the South Dakota Supreme Court made public on Thursday, Nov. 12.The Buffalo…

Sierra Club is appealing the permitting process for a confined hog and cattle operation in Clay County.A First Circuit judge found that the Club did not…

An inmate serving a life sentence for kidnapping and rape is asking the South Dakota Supreme Court for a new trial.Harry David Evans says several aspects…