Legal Opinion

Terpstra v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 20, 1988No. 25A04-8802-IF-68PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Peter W. Terpstra, II, was charged with violating IC. § 9-1-4-5, 7, 20 and 40. He appeals the judgment of the Fulton County Court finding him guilty of all four charges and fining him $500.00 on each count plus costs. Terpstra admittedly failed to properly register his truck, obtain a license plate or driver's license. He claims in his brief that compliance with these laws violates his religious beliefs, stating, "Contracts with sovereigns other than the Supreme Sovereign (Christ Jesus) interfere and impair the obligation and duty to the defendant's Supreme…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  4. Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. HurstIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Hill v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Ford v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Wendell Brown a/k/a Menes Ankh El v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. Kocher v. BickleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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