Stephen P. Manlove, MD — Manlove Forensics
Forensic psychiatric expertise at the intersection of medicine, law, and human behavior. Dr. Stephen P. Manlove is a triple board-certified physician — internal medicine (1986), psychiatry and neurology (1992), and forensic psychiatry subspecialty (1996; recertified through 2026). He has practiced psychiatry since 1987 and conducted forensic psychiatric evaluations since 1996, based in Rapid City, South Dakota. He is licensed in South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and New Mexico, and available to travel for expert testimony.
Practice areas
- Criminal: competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility (insanity defense), mental state at time of crime, sentencing evaluations, violence risk assessment, malingering assessment, diminished capacity, and false-confession testimony.
- Civil: testamentary capacity, undue influence and will contests, personal injury, fitness-for-duty evaluations, employment and return-to-duty, discrimination cases, private disability (non-VA), and independent medical examinations.
- Expert testimony: state and federal court, deposition, report preparation, attorney consultation, second-opinion evaluations.
- Consultation and training: attorney education, medicolegal issues, mental health law, CME lectures.
Notable cases before the South Dakota Supreme Court
Dr. Manlove's testimony has been the subject of criminal cases (State v. Martin, 2004 SD 82; State v. Schmidt, 2012 SD 77; State v. Chipps, 2016 SD 8; State v. Huante, 2026 SD 6 — false-confession testimony methodology under South Dakota's Rule 702 and Daubert) and civil cases (In re Estate of Dokken, 2000 SD 9; In re Estate of Berg, 2010 SD 48).
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a treating psychiatrist and a forensic psychiatrist?
A treating psychiatrist's duty runs to the patient; a forensic psychiatrist's duty runs to the court and the truth. Forensic evaluations are objective, evidence-based, and structured to withstand cross-examination.
Where is Dr. Manlove licensed to practice?
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and New Mexico. Available to travel for testimony.
How do attorneys and insurers reach Dr. Manlove?
Manlove Forensics, PO Box 581, Rapid City, SD 57709. Telephone (605) 600-8482. All inquiries receive a personal response within one business day.
This is the fallback content for browsers or crawlers without JavaScript. The full interactive site is at https://manlovegroup.com/.