STATE v. COSGROVE

No. 16294.

439 N.W.2d 119 (1989)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lindy D. COSGROVE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane M. Patrick, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee; Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief.

Max A. Gors of Gors, Braun and Zastrow, Pierre, for defendant and appellant.


MILLER, Justice.

In this opinion, we hold that the statute requiring a driver or owner of a motor vehicle to maintain financial responsibility does not place an unconstitutional burden on his free exercise of religion.

FACTS

In January 1988, Lindy D. Cosgrove (Cosgrove) was stopped by a state trooper after his car was spotted on Interstate 90 at a time when the road had been closed by the Governor due to blizzard conditions. The trooper asked Cosgrove...

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