Zirbel v. Deuel County — Court orders new trial over landlocked-parcel access
Case Steve Zirbel and Monica Zirbel v. Deuel County Commissioners Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge Salter, Justice; Jensen,
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State v. Bromley — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms aider-and-abettor convictions for armed home-invasion crimes
Case State of South Dakota v. Cory Bromley Court South Dakota Supreme Court Judge Devaney, Justice Date Decided 2026-10-21 Docket
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Bialota v. Lakota Lakes — South Dakota Supreme Court rejects former owner’s redemption and reverses dismissal of tax-deed holder’s quiet-title action
Case Emily Bialota v. Lakota Lakes, LLC, Peter J. Taunton, Kristin M. Taunton, and All Persons Unknown, Claiming Any Legal
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Maher and Bratcher v. Lorenz — easement and nuisance rulings reversed; maintenance award upheld
Case Jean Maher and Wayne Bratcher v. Tanya Y. Lorenz Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge Jensen, Chief Justice;
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Pyle v. South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation — Court denies bid to compel release of death-investigation records
Case Brian Pyle v. State of South Dakota, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Marty Jackley, South Dakota Attorney General,
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In re the Six Cataracts Trust — South Dakota Supreme Court dismisses cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction
Case In the Matter of the Six Cataracts Trust Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge Justice Myren; Chief Justice
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State v. Lucero — South Dakota Supreme Court upholds prison sentence over presumptive probation
Case State of South Dakota v. Jeremy Lucero Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge Myren, Justice Date Decided September
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Interest of P.R.M. — South Dakota Supreme Court upholds termination after father waived counsel by misconduct
Case The People of the State of South Dakota in the Interest of P.R.M., Minor Child, and concerning D.J.M. Court
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Interest of A.L. and D.L. — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms termination of incarcerated mother’s parental rights, holding circuit court did not abuse discretion by denying continuance requests pending federal compassionate release ruling
Case The People of the State of South Dakota in the Interest of A.L. and D.L., Minor Children, and concerning
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Morse v. State — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms summary judgment for State, holds inverse condemnation claim fails because State’s mining activities occurred on publicly-owned land
Case Andrew Morse and John and Emily Clarke, for themselves and on behalf of all similarly situated individuals v. State
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Gibson v. Gibson — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms dismissal of lawsuit as sanction for attorney’s repeated subpoena violations and improper seizure of a non-party’s privileged medical records
Case Michael A. Gibson v. Greg Gibson, Individually, Joan Gibson, Individually, Gibson Family Limited Partnership, a South Dakota Limited Partnership,
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Viva Capital Trust v. Garrett — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms in part and reverses in part ruling on STOLI life-insurance dispute
Case VIVA CAPITAL TRUST v. JERRY GARRETT, in his individual capacity and as Special Administrator for the ESTATE OF FRANK
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Fischer v. Fischer-Olson — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms $849,550 jury verdict for family partnership, holding statute-of-frauds compliance is a court question and barring Excel from denying the loans via judicial estoppel
Case Jeffrey Fischer, Allison Fischer, and Fischer Farms Partnership v. Missy Fischer-Olson, Reed J. Olson, and Excel Underground, Inc. Court
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State v. Kujawa — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms burglary and assault convictions, sets Rule 609 impeachment standard for prior convictions
Case State of South Dakota v. Chris David Kujawa Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge DEVANEY (Kristi Noem, 2019)
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Guzman v. Sullivan — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms dismissal of habeas petition, clarifies pleading standard for habeas cases
Case Theodore Guzman v. Daniel Sullivan, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge DEVANEY (Kristi
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State v. Bendel — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms first-degree manslaughter conviction and rules pretrial self-defense immunity challenge is moot after trial and conviction
Case State of South Dakota v. Joseph Peter Bendel Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge DEVANEY (Kristi Noem, 2019)
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State v. Braveheart — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms manslaughter conviction and holds pretrial immunity challenge moot after jury verdict
Case State of South Dakota v. Derrek Ryan Braveheart Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge SALTER (Dennis Daugaard, 2018)
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State v. Hawley — South Dakota Supreme Court reverses DUI conviction, holds officer’s turn-signal stop was based on objectively unreasonable mistake of law
Case State of South Dakota v. Nathan Bradley Hawley Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge DEVANEY (Kristi Noem, 2019)
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Groves v. Goodsell & Oviatt LLP — South Dakota Supreme Court holds attorney’s estate may pursue quantum meruit recovery when contingency fee agreement terminates at death, reverses summary judgment on fee valuation
Case Elizabeth L. Groves, as Personal Representative of the Estate of William Jason Groves and Groves Law Office v. Goodsell
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Wetch v. Midcontinent Media — South Dakota Supreme Court dismisses workers’ comp appeal for lack of a final order
Case David V. Wetch v. Midcontinent Media, Inc. and Crum & Forster Commercial Insurance Court Supreme Court of South Dakota
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Sleep v. Steele — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms no partnership between co-inheriting siblings and upholds cattle-sale contract
Case Richard D. Sleep, et al. v. Gloria Sleep Steele, a/k/a Gloria G. Steele, and Steele Real Estate, LLC Court
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State v. Shangreaux, Jr. — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms second-degree murder conviction, rejecting Batson challenge to peremptory strike of Native American juror and prosecutorial-misconduct claim
Case State of South Dakota v. David J. Shangreaux, Jr. Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge GUSINSKY (Larry Rhoden,
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Luzier v. Hemmah — South Dakota Supreme Court affirms denial of adverse possession claim, upholds prescriptive easements for encroaching garages
Case Thomas Luzier and Marcia Luzier v. Andrew Hemmah and Jennifer Hemmah Court South Dakota Supreme Court Judge SALTER (Dennis
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State v. Pickner — South Dakota Supreme Court reverses post-conviction suspended imposition of sentence, holding circuit court lacked statutory authority to vacate a rape conviction years after sentencing
Case State of South Dakota v. Wiley Joe Pickner Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge MYREN (Kristi Noem, 2020)