Legal Opinion
St. Cloud v. Leapley
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1994No. 18332PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Justice.
Richard St. Cloud (St. Cloud) appeals from the trial court’s order denying his application for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.
FACTS
St. Cloud is a Native American whose blood quantum is % Yankton Sioux and ⅝ Ponca Indian Tribe; thus, he is % Native American. As a child, St. Cloud was enrolled in the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. In 1962, the U.S. Congress passed legislation terminating the Ponca tribe. ' Pub.L. No. 87-629 (1962) (entitled “Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: Termination of Federal Supervision” and codified at 26 U.S.C. §§ 971-980). The…
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