Legal Opinion
Wounded Knee v. Andera
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided August 13, 1976No. CIV76-3033PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BOGUE, District Judge.
In early July, 1975, Irma Wounded Knee, an enrolled, adult member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (hereinafter Petitioner) was arrested within the confines of the Crow Creek Indian Reservation and charged with the crime of disorderly conduct. She posted bond and was released from the tribal jail.
On or about November 14, 1975, she appeared in tribal court and by her counsel made an oral motion to dismiss the charges on the theory that a fair trial was not possible by virtue of the fact that the tribal judge was acting in the dual capacity of judge and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Russell Means v. Dick WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Charles O'Neal and Leo O'Neal v. Cheyenne River Sioux TribeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Gregorio Figueroa Ruiz v. Gerardo Delgado, WardenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- United States ex rel. Cobell v. CobellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Geraldine Janis v. Dick WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Poodry v. Tonawanda Band of Seneca IndiansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- State v. MorenoWashington Supreme Court · 2002
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- City of Bellevue v. HellenthalWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- City of Bellevue v. HellenthalWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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