A state Supreme Court decision has been returned in the case of State v. Elias Richard. In it, justices found lower court proceedings did not prejudice Richard’s original murder trial.
On Christmas Eve of 2020, a Rapid City murder with suspected gang connections shook the night. This week, a key figure appeals his case to the state Supreme Court.
The South Dakota Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week that a man s conviction for a Christmas Eve 2020 murder in Rapid City should be overturned.