So, This sets up a special class of citizens who are non-prosecutable under state and local laws?
Doesn't that violate the constitution?
No they will be prosecuted in federal court by federal prosecutors in my view
So, This sets up a special class of citizens who are non-prosecutable under state and local laws?
Doesn't that violate the constitution?
So, This sets up a special class of citizens who are non-prosecutable under state and local laws?
Doesn't that violate the constitution?
This case was about jurisdiction of serious criminal cases and will have no change on land ownership.
So, This sets up a special class of citizens who are non-prosecutable under state and local laws?
Doesn't that violate the constitution?
So. Do you really think the feds are going to prosecute some Native American for stealing your tv or lawnmower.No they will be prosecuted in federal court by federal prosecutors in my view
However,it is likely that an Indian Defendant accused of a crime in another tribes "reservation" and charged in a State Court will likely asked for the case to be transfered to a Federal (or Tribal) Court. If that motion is denied, then it is likely that an appeal to a Federal Court, citing this decision, will ensue.The opinion is fairly narrow:
It applies to the Creek Nation.
It applies to Indian defendants who are accused of committing a crime under the Major Crimes Act in the Creek Nation.
That is all.
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