Legal Opinion
Certification of a Question of Law
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 2000No. 21504PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Pursuant to SDCL 15-24A-1, District Judge Charles B. Kornmann of the United States District Court, District of South Dakota, certified to this Court the following question:
Whether the South Dakota Legislature acted in violation of Article III, Section 5 of the South Dakota Constitution, by the enactment of Chapter 21, Session laws of 1996, now codified as SDCL 2-2-28.
In his certification, Judge Kornmann indicated that it appears there is no controlling precedent on this issue in the decisions of this Court. As set forth below, the question is controlled by our…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miller v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Bush v. VeraSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- People Ex Rel. Carter v. . RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Jones v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Poppen v. WalkerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Emery v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Shirt v. HazeltineDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2004
- In re BelowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
- Bone Shirt v. HazeltineSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
- Emery v. HuntSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
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