Legal Opinion

State v. Rolfe

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 2018No. 28569PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGilbertson, Chief Justice

[¶ 1.] Toby Rolfe appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence for third-degree rape. He asserts that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress all evidence obtained from a warrantless search of his garage. Rolfe claims that he was unreasonably seized by police deputies before the search took place and that any consent given to search the garage after the seizure was invalid. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] Around 4:00 a.m. on September 28, 2016, an anonymous source in Box Elder placed a 911 call reporting she had witnessed an unconscious female being raped…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. United States v. Lenin M. Jerez and Carlos M. SolisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. ReevesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  5. State v. FierroSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. State v. WillinghamSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  3. State v. ZephierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2020
  4. State v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2022
  5. State v. RosaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2022

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