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Defendant Lawyer Tells Jury He Viewed Child Porn for Purpose of Providing Legal Advice

A 62-year-old Sioux Falls lawyer being tried on child pornography charges is telling a federal district court jury in South Dakota that he viewed the illicit images in order to provide legal advice. After at least two clients sought his advice on the subject, Leo Flynn told the jury yesterday,…

Dec 15, 2010 8:29 PM CST

Jail is ‘Like Freedom,’ Ex-Lawyer Says, Now That She’s Facing Her Addiction and Depression Issues

Now serving six months after making headlines in her South Dakota community for allegedly leading police on a high-speed, booze-fueled chase and taking at least $20,000 from a client trust account, a former Sioux Falls lawyer says she is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After admitting…

Nov 29, 2010 8:24 PM CST

Lawyer Sues for Humiliation and Lost Business Due to Misspelled Yellowbook Ad

A South Dakota lawyer claims in a lawsuit that a misspelled Yellowbook ad will drive would-be clients away from his law firm. The half-page ad for Sioux Falls lawyer Manny de Castro reads, “The Trial Lawyer Fighting For Your Justics,” the Argus Leader reports. De Castro’s suit says he shouldn’t…

Nov 8, 2010 2:26 PM CST

Judge Accused of Wrong-Way Driving on Interstate, Faces 2nd Drunken-Driving Case

A magistrate judge in South Dakota has been charged with second-offense drunken driving after he was arrested in Minnehaha County after police say he was driving the wrong way on an interstate freeway. Mark Marshall, who sits in Pennington County, now faces two alternate drunken driving charges and another charge…

Oct 26, 2010 11:27 PM CDT

Now-Disbarred Attorney: ‘I Knew I Was Creating My Own Disaster’

Earlier this year, the future looked bright for Mary Ann Giebink. In addition to a Sioux Falls law practice, the South Dakota lawyer was a Democratic candidate for the state legislature. Then she fell off the wagon. On May 7, the recovering alcoholic had a relapse and led Minnehaha County…

Jul 9, 2010 5:18 PM CDT

Burned-Out Lawyer Plans to Opt Out, One Among Many on ‘Dark Side’ of Law

When Glen Rosenberg realized he’d let the statute of limitations expire in a personal injury case for the first time in nearly 20 years of practice, he did the right thing. First, he notified his malpractice carrier. Then he told his client, reports the Connecticut Law Tribune. At a grievance…

Feb 17, 2009 9:05 PM CST

Obama’s Grandma’s Early Ballot Still Counts, Despite Her Death

An absentee ballot cast by Barack Obama’s grandmother prior to her death Sunday still counts in her home state of Hawaii. However, some states, including South Dakota, have a different rule and would have voided the vote by the Democratic presidential nominee’s grandmother, had she voted there, reports Slate. “Absentee…

Nov 4, 2008 6:20 PM CST

Proposed S.D. Abortion Ban May Bring Roe v. Wade Challenge

A revamped measure in South Dakota that would ban abortions except for women who’ve been raped or are victims of incest is gaining steam and may present the challenge that abortion foes are waiting for. The referendum comes two years after South Dakotans voted down a more restrictive ban. Abortion…

Aug 12, 2008 1:25 PM CDT

State’s Execution First in 60 Years

A death-row inmate who gave up his appeals died by lethal injection today, the first execution in South Dakota in 60 years. Elijah Page, 25, received the death sentence for murdering a robbery victim with the help of two accomplices in March 2000. (See this prior ABAJournal.com post for details.)…

Jul 12, 2007 2:14 PM CDT

First S.D. Execution in 60 Years Set

An inmate who has asked to die is set to become the first person to be executed in South Dakota in 60 years. Elijah Page, 25, received the death sentence for murdering a robbery victim with two accomplices in March 2000, the Associated Press reports. Prosecutors claimed the two men…

Jul 6, 2007 3:41 PM CDT

Following the Beat of the Ban

After a loss in South Dakota, many in the anti-abortion movement reassess their legal strategy

Feb 21, 2007 8:53 AM CST

Getting Out the ‘No’ Vote

South Dakota Bar Director Seeks Defeat of Initiative Permitting Suits Against Judges

Nov 24, 2006 12:55 PM CST

Defendant Lawyer Tells Jury He Viewed Child Porn for Purpose of Providing Legal Advice

Jail is ‘Like Freedom,’ Ex-Lawyer Says, Now That She’s Facing Her Addiction and Depression Issues

Lawyer Sues for Humiliation and Lost Business Due to Misspelled Yellowbook Ad

Judge Accused of Wrong-Way Driving on Interstate, Faces 2nd Drunken-Driving Case

Now-Disbarred Attorney: ‘I Knew I Was Creating My Own Disaster’

Burned-Out Lawyer Plans to Opt Out, One Among Many on ‘Dark Side’ of Law

Obama’s Grandma’s Early Ballot Still Counts, Despite Her Death

Proposed S.D. Abortion Ban May Bring Roe v. Wade Challenge

State’s Execution First in 60 Years

First S.D. Execution in 60 Years Set

Following the Beat of the Ban

Getting Out the ‘No’ Vote

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