PIERRE, S.D. The ‘stand your ground’ state law doesn’t apply retroactively, according to the South Dakota Supreme Court. The court publicly released the decision Thursday, ruling that a convicted killer couldn’t use the law to go free. Ramon Smith shot one man to death and wounded two others on June 8, 2019. A Minnehaha […]
If a defendant is claiming self-defense in a deadly shooting, but they weren't legally permitted to have that gun, does the jury have to know about it?