Legal Opinion
Moeller v. Solem
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1985No. 14548PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Acting Justice.
This appeal challenges a circuit court order quashing appellant’s writ of habeas corpus.
Prior to January 5, 1975, South Dakota had a district county court system which had jurisdiction over juvenile offenders. Under the terms of SDCL 26-11-4, which included a transfer hearing, a district court could divest itself of jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfer the case to circuit court where the juvenile would be tried as an adult.
On November 20, 1974, Leslie Moeller (appellant) was arrested for grand larceny in Bennett County, South Dakota. He was a seventeen-year-old…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Danner v. HassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- State v. GoodrichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
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