STATE v. DRASKOVICH

28086.

904 N.W.2d 759 (2017)

2017 S.D. 76

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Edward James DRASKOVICH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

OPINION FILED November 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MARTY J. JACKLEY , Attorney General, JOHN M. STROHMAN , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

BEAU J. BLOUIN of Minnehaha County, Public Defender's Office, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellant.


[¶ 1.] Edward Draskovich was convicted of threatening a judicial officer and disorderly conduct as a result of statements he made in the Minnehaha County Courthouse. The circuit court ruled the statements were "true threats" rather than speech protected by the First Amendment. We...

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