Criminal Defense

You’re minding your own business, when all of a sudden, a South Dakota police officer approaches you. They claim that you match the description of someone who has recently committed a criminal offense in the area. Of course, you know this is untrue, and you can prove...

Evidence for a criminal case can come from many different places. Witnesses could describe an individual, helping police officers narrow their search. There could be forensic evidence, such as fingerprints or blood that helps the police or prosecutors identify a...

Say that you're facing legal charges and there's an eyewitness who claims that they saw you at the scene of the crime. This is some of the main evidence against you, and it's the reason that you've been arrested. This person claims that you are guilty. This is very...

You purchased all of your firearms legally and you know that you are allowed to take them to the range, to take them hunting, and other things of this nature. But what happens if you invite someone else to go with you? Maybe you want to go target shooting and you're...

If you have been arrested or are the subject of a criminal investigation, it’s important for you to have a strong defense in place as soon as possible. Most people will state that it’s helpful for you to at least speak with a criminal defense attorney, because they...

It happens all the time at sports bars, busy restaurants and social gatherings. People who have had too much to drink get into an animated conversation, and that conversation quickly turns into an argument. Pretty soon, one of the two announces that they want to go...

Before President Nixon was impeached, he declared that the United States would be fighting a war on drugs. Much of the public supported this and hoped that it would be successful. It has now been more than four decades, so there's quite a lot of data. Did the war on...

When the police knock at your door, they will usually ask you to come inside. Once they have your permission, they will start casually looking around to see if they can find something that will provide them with a reason to keep searching. Knowing that you don't have...

When your teenager moves out and starts college, you want to start treating them like an adult. However, the truth is that their brain won't be done developing for many years still. They can still make the same kind of mistakes that a teenager would without realizing...

South Dakota has some of the most relaxed gun laws in the nation, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a “free for all” situation. You can still get into trouble for possessing a firearm in violation of the law.  For example, it’s illegal to possess a firearm if you have a...