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STATE v. HAUGE

No. 19263.

547 N.W.2d 173 (1996)

1996 SD 48

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Kenneth Craig (K.C.) HAUGE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 24, 1996.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Grant Gormley, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Timothy J. Langley, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1] The questions presented are whether a domestic abuse protection order may prohibit sending letters and whether the term "verbal contact" includes letter writing. Asserting his First Amendment right to free speech and protesting "overly broad" language in the order, Defendant appeals his conviction for violating a protection order by sending a letter. We affirm.

Facts

[¶ 2] On December 28, 1994, Brenda Hansen appeared...

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