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A 2015 study found that the adoption of Oklahoma's stand-your-ground law was associated with a decrease in residential burglaries, but also that the law had "the unintended consequence of increasing the number of non-residential burglaries." [72] Florida's stand-your-ground law went into effect on October 1, 2005.
South Dakota v. Dole , 483 U.S. 203 (1987), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court considered the limitations that the Constitution places on the authority of the United States Congress to influence state lawmaking.
The Missouri law that governs this case is also known as the “castle doctrine” or the “stand your ground” law. It can be applied to instances that occur in both residential and public spaces.
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This category contains articles regarding case law decided by the courts of South Dakota. Pages in category "South Dakota state case law" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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Murder in South Dakota law constitutes the intentional killing, under circumstances defined by law, of people within or under the jurisdiction of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the year 2020, the state had a murder rate slgihtly below the median for the entire country.
The “stand your ground” law has long been under scrutiny, after a number of high-profile shootings, most notably the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year old who was fatally shot after a ...