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This post is a reprint of an article to be published in the next issue of The Barrister Magazine[1] by John R. Murphy, J.D., With Research Conducted by Bradley Richardson (U.S.D. School of Law) Several months ago I was able to attend one of the Governor’s...

My last post discussed a recent Supreme Court victory. I represented Kyle Steiner in a habeas corpus action stemming from a child sex abuse case. After years of fighting, Kyle obtained some justice. A week after the Steiner decision was released,...

The South Dakota Supreme Court has recently issued two decisions that advance and protect the rights of persons accused of crimes in South Dakota. Both of these cases came out of Rapid City, and both involved the police using unconstitutional means...

Over a year after the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Missouri v. McNeely, the South Dakota Supreme Court has issued its first major decision on the matter of forced blood draws in DUI cases. The case is State v. Fierro,...

Every attorney in South Dakota has heard the tragic news about Patrick Duffy’s untimely death. Last week, at the age of 58, he died of an apparent heart attack or aortic aneurism. In the days since his death, much has been written about him in the...