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News in Brief
Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Huntsville, Alabama police officer, William “Ben” Darby, was sentenced again on October 26, 2024, to 25 years for the fatal shooting of a suicidal man in 2018, according to the Slate Report. Darby was convicted for the second time in May 2024 of …
Eighth Circuit: District Court Erred in Denying Government’s Motion to Dismiss Charges as Part of Plea Agreement
Article • December 15, 2022 • from CLN January, 2023
Filed under: Plea Bargaining, Judicial Disqualification/Misconduct
Eighth Circuit: District Court Erred in Denying Government’s Motion to Dismiss Charges as Part of Plea Agreement by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota abused its discretion in rejecting …
News in Brief
Article • May 15, 2022 • from CLN June, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Connecticut: On Apr. 15, 2022, a Norwalk police officer of 10 years was arrested of assaulting a family member. WVIT, a news channel serving New Britain, reports that officer Jermaine Nash, 44, was arrested after a call was made to police in the mid-afternoon of the …
Eighth Circuit Suppresses Evidence, Ruling Plain View Exception Inapplicable
Article • July 15, 2021 • from CLN August, 2021
Eighth Circuit Suppresses Evidence, Ruling Plain View Exception Inapplicable by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit affirmed the suppression of evidence found to be the fruit of an illegal search that resulted after officers responded to a wellness check call. The …
The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - And Loss
Publication • January 6, 2021
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Class Actions
The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - And Loss The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - And Loses Bill Trine, Faculty Emeritus T his is an inspiring story of how two TLC lawyers used the discovery obtained during the representation of an individual client to then file a class action …
News in Brief
Article • December 15, 2020 • from CLN January, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alaska: A plan to shift the response to mental health crises away from police and into the hands of mental health professionals made strides in November 2020. The Assembly approved money to launch a mobile crisis intervention team. In Anchorage, it would operate at the fire …
Trine - The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - and Loses, fall issue The Warrior, 2020
Publication • September 22, 2020
Filed under: Medication, Failure to Treat, COVID-19, Totality of Conditions, Jail Specific
Trine - The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - and Loses, fall issue The Warrior, 2020 The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - And Loses Bill Trine, Faculty Emeritus T his is an inspiring story of how two TLC lawyers used the discovery obtained during the representation of an individual …
Circle Bear v. Milbrandt, SD, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020
Brief • April 20, 2020
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Circle Bear v. Milbrandt, SD, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE I, personal in David R. consideration Dollars Gienapp, representative of the ($750,000.00), payments as set of forth the Public Assurance Alliance, Management, Employers of which Public Mutual is estate Entity Seven of to the for the future …
SD DOC Rates - Sept 2019
Kickback publication • September 4, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
SD DOC Rates - Sept 2019 9/4/2019 Frequently Asked Questions: Inmate Telephone Access:: SD Dept. of Corrections Can inmates receive incoming calls? No. Inmates are not allowed to receive phone calls unless it is an emergency situation and/or permission has been granted by the Warden. What is a debit phone …
South Dakota - 2019 Rejected Publications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship
South Dakota - 2019 Rejected Publications Publication Guns Firearms News Tattoo Magazine Skin Deep Guns & Ammo Firearms News Men's Health SFX Decibel Out Magazine Inked Magazine Vogue Skin Deep Firearms News Men's Health Firearms News National Geographic Mustangs International Out Magazine Vanity Fair Rolling Stone Inked Magazine Rifle Magazine …
South Dakota police officer decertifications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
South Dakota police officer decertifications Decertified officers in South Dakota Name of Officer Department when decertified Decertification Date Voluntary consent of decertification or certification Revoked Adney, Walter R. Adrian, Randy Barrera, Jose M. Bartels, Hilbert Barto, Mark A., Jr. Beck, Jeff Beerman, Anthony Brandis, Cecil, Jr. Bublitz, Eric L. Chaney, …
SD DOC - GTL Contract Extension Mar 15 2019
Kickback publication • March 15, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
SD DOC - GTL Contract Extension Mar 15 2019 RFP# 193 Service PO#16SC180170 STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA AMENDMENT #1 FOR PROVIDER SERVICES BETWEEN Name: Address: City/State: Global Tel'Link Corporation 12021 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100 Reston, VA 20190 Referred to as GTLNendor South Dakota Department of Corrections 3200 E. Hwy …
Circle Bear v. Milbrandt, SD, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018
Brief • November 8, 2018
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Circle Bear v. Milbrandt, SD, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-01014-CBK Document 64 Filed 11/08/18 Page 1 of 28 PageID #: 550 Case 1:18-cv-01014-CBK Document 64 Filed 11/08/18 Page 2 of 28 PageID #: 551 Case 1:18-cv-01014-CBK Document 64 Filed 11/08/18 Page 3 of 28 PageID #: 552 Case …
Victims’ Rights Laws a Threat to Due Process
Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018
Filed under: Victims
Victims’ Rights Laws a Threat to Due Process by “Marsy’s Law,” an effort to afford victims equal rights as those accused, might seem like a good idea at first blush, but a deeper look shows it is poorly drafted and actually threatens existing constitutional safeguards. Victims’ rights and defendants’ rights …
South Dakota Supreme Court Rules that Trial Court Cannot Reject a Plea Agreement It Already Implicitly Accepted
Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Guilty Pleas, Judiciary, Trials
South Dakota Supreme Court Rules that Trial Court Cannot Reject a Plea Agreement It Already Implicitly Accepted by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Court of the State of South Dakota reversed a trial court’s decision to reject a binding plea agreement because it had already implicitly accepted the …
South Dakota Supreme Court Announces Search Incident to Arrest Exception to Warrant Requirement Does Not Apply to Collection of Urine Sample Upon Arrest
Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018
Filed under: Urinary, Drug Testing, Arrestee Searches, Search warrants, Fourth Amendment, rights
South Dakota Supreme Court Announces Search Incident to Arrest Exception to Warrant Requirement Does Not Apply to Collection of Urine Sample Upon Arrest by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Law enforcement must secure a warrant prior to obtaining a urine sample from an arrestee, the Supreme Court of South Dakota …
South Dakota v. Wills, exclusion of evidence, opinion, 2018
Brief • February 28, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault
South Dakota v. Wills, exclusion of evidence, opinion, 2018 #28029-aff in pt & rev in pt-SLZ 2018 S.D. 21 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, **** Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JONATHAN CHARLES WILLS, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT …
ACLU Suit: Police Forced Catheters Into Adults and Child
Article • February 22, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)
ACLU Suit: Police Forced Catheters Into Adults and Child by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In July 2017, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota (ACLU) filed a lawsuit alleging law enforcement authorities in South Dakota forced catheters into four men, one woman, and a toddler to acquire urine …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Convictions Due to Constructive Amendment of Charges
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Criminal Procedure
Eighth Circuit Reverses Convictions Due to Constructive Amendment of Charges by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a man’s convictions for interfering with two forestry workers, ruling that the prosecution and court constructively amended his charges. Thomas McDill owned property …
South Dakota Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Use of Pole Camera Outside Residence for Two Months Constitutes a Search in Violation of Fourth Amendment
Article • November 16, 2017
Filed under: Searches, Mechanical Searches/Scanners
South Dakota Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Use of Pole Camera Outside Residence for Two Months Constitutes a Search in Violation of Fourth Amendment by Richard Resch by Richard Resch After receiving a tip that a known drug dealer had been visiting Joseph Jones’ residence, police installed a pole camera, without …
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