Legal Opinion
People ex rel. L.S.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 2006No. 23560PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice (on reassignment).
[¶ 1.] In this abuse and neglect action, the mother appeals the judgment terminating her parental rights. She contends that the State’s failure to proceed with a new allegation during a previous abuse and neglect proceeding makes the issue res judicata. We affirm.
Background
[¶ 2.] In 2001, L.S., age twelve at the time, told her mother, S.O., that T.O. had exposed his penis to her and asked her to touch it. T.O. was the mother’s boyfriend. She relied on him to provide care for L.S. and her two other daughters, C.S. and J.S. When the mother asked T.O. about…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re Juvenile Appeal (83-De)Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- In re N. J. W.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- In re R. Z. F.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by43 opinions
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