Walter D Sonny Atty

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I practice primarily criminal defense law. I have twenty years of experience handling all types of criminal cases. I have tried just about every type of criminal case there is. I handle all felony and misdemeanor offenses in both Federal and State Court.
In addition to my private practice I have also been contracted by the State of South Dakota to assist inmates incarcerated in the South Dakota Penitentiary's in Sioux Falls, Springfield and Yankton, South Dakota, to gain access to the courts on various matters including habeas corpus, direct appeals, parole issues, and prison conditions.
An attorneys job is to give his client a truthful assessment of their case. No promises should or can be made relative to the outcome of the case. We do not have a crystal ball. An attorney's job is to give information and advice on the pros and cons of a particular course of action in a case and let the client decide on what the best course of action to take is based upon that advice. With this law office you get an attorney who is not affraid to take your case to trial. Therefore, I will not plead someone guilty because of the "fear" of trying a case. The decision whether to try the case to a jury or enter a plea is the client's decision to make after a full explanation of the options by the attorney and after the client has received and reviewed all of the information in the case.