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Vargas Says Trial Unfair; Challenges Recorded Phone Conversation Used As Evidence

A Rapid City man convicted in September 2013 of attempting to abort his girlfriend’s fetus has appealed his conviction for attempted fetal homicide. Oral arguments were heard Wednesday before the South Dakota Supreme Court. Alfredo Vargas claims the evidence was insufficient for a conviction and his rights were violated when jurors heard a secretly recorded phone conversation between him and his wife.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.