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SD Supreme Court Overturns Drug Conviction

The South Dakota Supreme Court has overturned the drug conviction of a Deadwood hotel guest whose arrest started with a traffic stop.

Prosecutors held that one taillight violated state law. But the defense argued successfully that it did not, and so all drug evidence leading from that stop was inadmissible.

SDPB's Victoria Wicks reports.

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