Legal Opinion

State v. Tofani

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 12, 2006No. 23418PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] It is one thing to carelessly reveal details that a criminal might later use to commit a crime. It is another thing to divulge facts with the purpose of promoting or facilitating the commission of a crime. In this appeal, we are called upon to distinguish the difference. John E. To-fani was convicted of aiding and abetting Wade Reiner in the rape and aggravated assault of Tofani’s fiancée, C.M. While accepting Reiner’s largesse in the form of money, beer, and food, Tofani and his friend told Reiner about how they were “sick of’ C.M. Their discussion proposed that she…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Beckwith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. Duenas-AlvarezSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. State v. DeneuiSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. KlaudtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. Plenty HorseSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. WrightSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009

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