STATE v. TOFANI

No. 23418.

719 N.W.2d 391 (2006)

2006 SD 63

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. John TOFANI, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Gary Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Donna Bucher of Tinan, Smith & Bucher, Mitchell, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellant.


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. Tofani 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...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases