Legal Opinion

State v. Oswald

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1976No. File 11659PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINANS, Justice.

Defendant Jerauld Ray Oswald was convicted in a jury trial of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and has appealed to this Court, raising questions with regard to the trial court’s refusal of two requested instructions and with regard to the admissibility of testimony concerning his exercise of a statutory right not to take a blood test. Because we find that a requested instruction was refused to the prejudice of Defendant and because we also find that the testimony in question was incorrectly allowed we reverse the lower court.

Appellant Oswald was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. SudduthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  2. State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  3. State v. CarnagySupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  4. State v. SeversonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Duckworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1957

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. MeansSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  2. State v. NevilleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. AlbrightCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
  4. State v. NevilleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  5. State v. CrandallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986

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