Criminal Defense Cases, Murphy Law Office

John R. Murphy has represented criminal defense clients in South Dakota on appeal in both state and federal courts. Below is a partial list of published appeals handled by John R. Murphy.  Most of these decisions can be accessed by searching the opinions pages of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals  or the South Dakota Supreme Court.

• Drug & Illegal Guns Case: United States v. Little, 2010 WL 1428609 (D.S.D. 2010)
• Murder Case: United States v. John Graham, 585 F.Supp.2d 1144 (D.S.D. 2008), 572 F.3d 954 (8th Cir. 2009), rehearing en banc denied (11/4/2009)
• Peonage Case: United States v. Farrell, 563 F.3d 364 (8th Cir. 2009)
• Assault Case: Gingras v. Weber, 543 F.3d 1001 (8th Cir. 2008)
• Lacey Act/Hunting Violations Case: United States v. Hughes, 535 F.3d 880 (8th Cir. 2008)
• Drug Case: State v. Stevens, 2007 SD 54, 735 N.W.2d 344 (S.D. 2007) (Brandy M. Rhead, counsel)
• Rape Case: United States v. W.B., 452 F.3d 1004 (8th Cir. 2006)
• Drug & Conspiracy Case: United States v. Nelson, 453 F.3d 1004 (8th Cir. 2006)
• Drug Case: United States v. Richards, 179 Fed.Appx. 976 (8th Cir. 2006)
• Murder Case: State v. Page, 2006 SD 2, 709 N.W.2d 739 (S.D. 2006)
• Rape Case: United States v. Conroy, 424 F.3d 833 (8th Cir. 2005)
• Drug Trafficking Case: United States v. Mendoza-Larios and Joaquin Naranjo, 416 F.3d 872 (8th Cir. 2005)
• Adoption Case: In re H.L.C., 2005 SD 110, 706 N.W.2d 90 (S.D. 2005)
• Assault Case: State v. Patten, 2005 SD 32, 694 N.W.2d 270 (S.D. 2005)
• Embezzlement / Theft Case: United States v. Thornberg, 326 F.3d 1023 (8th Cir. 2003)
• Protection Order / Stalking Case: Shore v. Cruz, 2003 SD 81, 667 N.W.2d 312 (S.D. 2003)
• Aggravated Assault Case: Randall v. Weber, 2002 SD 149, 655 N.W.2d 92 (S.D. 2002)
• Drug Paraphrenalia Case: State v. Holway, 2002 SD 50, 644 N.W.2d 624 (S.D. 2002)
• Drug Distribution Case: United States v. Milk, 281 F.3d 762 (8th Cir. 2002)
• Child Abuse: People in re S.G.V.E., 2001 SD 105, 634 N.W.2d 88 (S.D. 2001)
• Drug Distribution Case: State v. Jackson, 2000 SD 113, 616 N.W.2d 412 (S.D. 2000)
• Police Brutality Case: Tyler v. Corner, 167 F.3d 1202 (8th Cir. 1999)
• Drug Conspiracy Case: United States v. Roach, 164 F.3d 403 (8th Cir. 1998)
• Child Abuse Case: People in re G.R.F., 1997 SD 112, 569 N.W.2d 29 (S.D. 1997)