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STATE v. CLEMENTS

No. 26477.

832 N.W.2d 485 (2013)

2013 S.D. 43

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Michael CLEMENTS, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

June 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Frank Geaghan , Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellant.

Marshall C. Lovrien of Bantz, Gosch, & Cremer, LLC, Aberdeen, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellee.

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] The State charged Michael Clements with bigamy. The trial court dismissed the information against Clements, concluding that bigamy is legally impossible to commit in South Dakota. The State appeals the dismissal. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

[¶ 2.] The facts in this case are undisputed. Michael Clements married Kristi Anderson in Ashley, North Dakota on December...

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