MAPP-SD, a project of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., is a comprehensive Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project. 
MAPP-SD is dedicated to:
u   Increase awareness of Meth and the problems associated with its use, manufacture and distribution;
u Provide, at no cost, professional Meth awareness and prevention education to groups and organizations on a community, regional and statewide level;
u Be a no-cost, ongoing resource for South Dakota citizens to deal with issues rising from the manufacture, use and distribution of Meth.

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Drug Conviction of House Guest Overturned on 4th Amendment Grounds

The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled in mid-January that a house guest has a reasonable expectation of privacy while visiting - a decision which threw out evidence in a Meth-related case.
A 21-year old man who was a frequent overnight guest in a rural home near Big Stone City was originally charged with and convicted of possessing Methamphetamine and a small amount of marijuana.  The case was built on evidence seized during a search of the friend's home.  The Justices ruled the search warrant was insufficient; the evidence was inadmissible and the conviction was overturned.
(From Associated Press reports and articles in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader; the Watertown Public Opinion; the Rapid City Journal; the Spearfish Black Hills Pioneer and the Aberdeen American News)
Note: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads - "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

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