Legal Opinion
De Coteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1973No. File 11200PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Roberts County denying appellant’s petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to release her two children from the custodial process of the district county court.
The essential facts are undisputed. Appellant, Cheryl Spider DeCoteau, is the mother of Robert Lee Feather and Herbert John Spider. All are members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. The youngest child, Robert, was given up for adoption by his mother on March 12, 1971. The older child was placed in a foster home by the county court after neglect and dependency…
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