Legal Opinion

State v. Fisher

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 9, 2011No. 25745PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Christopher Brian Fisher was convicted of manslaughter following the death of a fifteen-month-old child. He appeals, raising the following issues: (1) Whether the trial court erred in failing to suppress incriminating statements Fisher made during an interview with law enforcement; (2) Whether the trial court erred in admitting a portion of a videotaped interrogation where Fisher is depicted shaking a doll with the image of the doll redacted; (3) Whether the trial court erred in finding that Dr. Nancy Free, one of the state’s expert witnesses, was qualified to testify…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. State v. JennerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Sommervold v. GrevlosSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State v. TuttleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State v. DarbySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. MattsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. BirdsheadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
  2. State v. RoachSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  3. State v. HaugeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
  4. State v. JuchtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  5. State v. KvasnickaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013

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