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Ramon Roubideaux

Era:1970s
State:South Dakota
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
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Biography

The South Dakota Supreme Court’s account states that attorney Ramon Roubideaux was found in contempt on April 25, 1974 by Judge Joseph Bottum during the Custer proceedings. He was actually jailed for one day in the county jail; the additional $100 fine was later rescinded. This was confinement imposed on a lawyer in the course of defending American Indian Movement defendants. State v. Means, 268 N.W.2d 802 (South Dakota, June 20, 1978), original PDF page 5. Source: https://turtletalk.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/state-of-south-dakota-v-means.pdf#page=5

Case

Charges: Contempt of court during defense of American Indian Movement defendants
Arrested: Apr 25, 1974
Sentence: The South Dakota Supreme Court’s account states that attorney Ramon Roubideaux was found in contempt on April 25, 1974 by Judge Joseph Bottum during the Custer proceedings. He was actually jailed for one day in the county jail; the additional $100 fine was later rescinded. This was confinement imposed on a lawyer in the course of defending American Indian Movement defendants. State v. Means, 268 N.W.2d 802 (South Dakota, June 20, 1978), original PDF page 5. Source: https://turtletalk.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/state-of-south-dakota-v-means.pdf#page=5