South Dakota Jury Instructions

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Case	Type	Judge	Issue/Charge	Filed	Division	Submitted	Document
CR24-50182 USA v. Rondeau	CRIMINAL	Theeler	First-Degree Felony Murder; Assault with Intent to Commit Arson; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; and Arson	2024	Western	02/05/2026	Rondeau Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Rondeau Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR24-40118-1 USA v. Harris, et. al.	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine); Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl); and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering	2024	Southern	03/27/2026	Harris Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Harris Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR25-30091 USA v. Hump	CRIMINAL	Schulte	First Degree Burglary	2025	Central	04/01/2026	Hump Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Hump Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR26-50009 USA v. Pilcher	CRIMINAL	Theeler	Assault by Strangulation or Suffocation; Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to a Spouse, Intimate Partner, or Dating Partner; Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; and Tampering with a Witness	2026	Western	04/09/2026	Pilcher Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Pilcher Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR24-40139 USA v. Richmond	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance; Possession of a Controlled Substrance with Intent to Distribute; and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person	2024	Southern	04/10/2026	Richmond Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Richmond Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR25-30007 USA v. Bruguier	CRIMINAL	Schulte	Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child	2025	Central	04/16/2026	Bruguier Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Bruguier Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR24-50119 USA v. Pourier	CRIMINAL	Theeler	Abusive Sexual Contact	2024	Western	04/16/2026	Pourier Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Pourier Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR25-30101 USA v. Kills Plenty	CRIMINAL	Schulte	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; and Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence	2025	Central	05/07/2026	Kills Plenty Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Kills Plenty Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR24-50099 USA v. Semon	CRIMINAL	Theeler	Sexual Abuse Without Consent; Sexual Abuse of Minor; and Aggravated Sexual Abuse	2024	Western	05/07/2026	Semon Preliminary Jury Instructions.pdf Semon Final Jury Instructions.pdf
CR19-50085 USA vs. Doreen Brown	CRIMINAL	Viken	Second Degree Murder	2019	Western	02/21/2020	doreen brown.pdf
CR19-30025 USA vs Phillip Running	CRIMINAL	Lange	Failure to Register as a Sex Offender	2019	Central	05/02/2019	running.pdf
CR17-30153 USA vs. Jared Bourland	CRIMINAL	Lange	Assault by Striking, Beating and Wounding (Lesser Included); Simple Assault (Lesser Included)	2017	Central	05/02/2019	bourland.pdf
CR18-40001 USA vs. Timothy Burns	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Wire Fraud and Aiding and Abetting	2018	Southern	04/29/2019	timothy burns.pdf
CR19-50026 USA vs. Robert Little	CRIMINAL	Viken	Escape from Custody	2019	Western	04/17/2019	little.pdf
CR18-30061 USA vs. Waylon Young Bird	CRIMINAL	Lange	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance; Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance	2018	Central	04/04/2019	young bird.pdf
CR17-30053 USA vs. Amin Ricker	CRIMINAL	Lange	Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child; Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct; Transportation of Child Pornography; Distribution of Child Pornography; Receipt of Child Pornography; Possession of Child Pornography	2017	Central	03/22/2019	ricker.pdf
CR18-50166 USA vs. Weldon Two Bulls	CRIMINAL	Lange	Accessory after the Fact; False Statement	2018	Western	03/15/2019	two bulls.pdf
CR17-40082 USA vs. Jay Leslie Haggard	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Sexual Abuse of a Minor; Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to a Child	2017	Southern	03/07/2019	haggard.pdf
CR18-40023 USA vs. Xavier Zephier	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Aggravated Sexual Abuse	2018	Southern	03/05/2019	zephier.pdf
CR18-50091 USA vs. Zam Lian Mung	CRIMINAL	Viken	Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of Children; Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet	2018	Western	02/28/2019	mung.pdf
CR18-40103 USA vs. Wendell Archambeau	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child Under Twelve Years; Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child Under Twelve Years	2018	Southern	02/20/2019	wendell archambeau.pdf
CR18-30119 USA vs. Roderick Dupris	CRIMINAL	Lange	Simple Assault	2018	Central	02/06/2019	dupris.pdf
CR18-40070 USA vs. Samuel Patterson	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon	2018	Southern	02/06/2019	patterson.pdf
CR18-50117 USA vs. Henry Chase Alone	CRIMINAL	Viken	Sexual Exploitation of a Minor; Incest	2018	Western	01/10/2019	chase alone.pdf
CR17-40106-03 USA vs. Juan Carlos Apolinar	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance; False Statement in Connection with the Purchase of a Firearm	2017	Southern	12/18/2018	apolinar redacted.pdf
CR16-50110 USA vs. Joel Zupnik	CRIMINAL	Viken	Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet	2016	Western	12/12/2018	zupnik.pdf
CR18-30051 USA vs Crystal Earth	CRIMINAL	Lange	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury	2018	Central	12/14/2018	earth.pdf
CR17-40088 USA vs. Quentin Peter Bruguier, Jr.	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Sexual Abuse; Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child; Abusive Sexual Contact	2017	Southern	11/16/2018	bruguier.pdf
CR16-50132 USA vs. William Warrior	CRIMINAL	Viken	Failure to Register as a Sex Offender	2016	Western	11/13/2018	warrior.pdf
CR18-30013 USA vs. Colombe, et al	CRIMINAL	Lange	Conspiracy to Retaliate Against a Witness	2018	Central	11/02/2018	colombe.pdf
CR18-50025 USA vs. Elijah West	CRIMINAL	Kornmann	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; Discharging, Brandishing or Possessing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence	2018	Western	10/25/2018	west.pdf
CR17-50090 USA vs. Clarence Yellow Hawk	CRIMINAL	Viken	First Degree Murder and Aiding and Abetting; Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence	2017	Western	05/02/2019	yellow hawk.pdf
CR17-30110 USA vs. Isadore John Conquering Bear	CRIMINAL	Lange	Aggravated Sexual Abuse	2017	Central	10/18/2018	conquering bear.pdf
CR17-30101 USA vs. Christopher Lamont Bradshaw	CRIMINAL	Lange	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance; Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance	2017	Central	09/20/2018	bradshaw.pdf
CR17-50104-01 USA vs. Daphne Janis	CRIMINAL	Schreier	False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters; Obtain Controlled Substance By Fraud; Use of a Communications Facility to Commit Another Felony	2017	Southern	09/19/2018	daphne janis.pdf
CR17-40024 USA vs. Jacques Eviglo	CRIMINAL	Schreier	False Claims; Wire Fraud	2017	Southern	08/28/2018	eviglo (2).pdf
CR17-50174-02 USA vs. Jarrett Phillips	CRIMINAL	Viken	Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances	2017	Western	08/21/2018	phillips.pdf
CR18-50045 USA vs. William Andrews	CRIMINAL	Piersol	Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person	2018	Western	07/26/2018	andrews.pdf
CR17-40042 USA vs. Maksim Stefanyuk	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography; Failure to Register as a Sex Offender	2017	Southern	07/19/2018	stefanyuk.pdf
CR17-50079 USA vs. Zachariah Michael Poor Bear	CRIMINAL	Viken	First Degree Murder- Felony Murder and Aiding and Abetting; Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury Of A Minor	2017	Western	07/13/2018	poor bear.pdf
CR17-50169 USA vs. Ramone McBride	CRIMINAL	Viken	Assault on a Federal Officer	2017	Western	06/26/2018	mcbride.pdf
CR17-50162 USA vs. Virgil Left Hand, Sr.	CRIMINAL	Viken	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury	2017	Western	05/31/2018	virgil left hand.pdf
CR18-30023 USA vs. Gregory Laroche, Sr.	CRIMINAL	Lange	Sexual Abuse of a Person Incapable of Consent	2018	Central	05/03/2018	laroche.pdf
CR17-10025 USA vs. Ira Alan Arias	CRIMINAL	Lange	Aggravated Sexual Abuse of A Child	2017	Northern	04/18/2018	arias.pdf
CR18-50018 USA vs. Lester Waters, Jr	CRIMINAL	Viken	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; Discharging, Brandishing, or Possessing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence	2018	Western	05/24/2019	waters.pdf
CR17-50059 USA vs. Kison Robertson	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence	2017	Western	03/21/2018	kison robertson.pdf
CR17-10037 USA vs. Alexander James Oka	CRIMINAL	Lange	Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender; Tampering with a Victim	2017	Northern	02/23/2018	oka.pdf
CR16-40120 USA vs. Alvin Felicianosoto	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance; Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance	2016	Southern	02/14/2018	felicianosoto.pdf
CR16-40124 USA vs. Justin Thomas Morales, a/k/a "Speedy"	CRIMINAL	Schreier	Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance	2016	Southern	02/07/2018	morales.pdf
CR17-30086 USA vs. Pete Knight	CRIMINAL	Lange	Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer	2017	Central	02/07/2018	knight.pdf

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