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Prosecution of Non-Indians for Non-Serious Offenses Committed against Indians in Indian Country

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: Member of Ohio Bar. 1. See infra notes 13-19 and accompanying text.2. See, e.g., Duro v. Reina, 495 U.S. 676, 684 (1990) ("Mhe inherent sovereignty of the Indian tribes does not extend to criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit crimes on the reservation").3. See Geoffrey C. Heisey, Oliphant and Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians: Asserting Congress's Plenary Power to Restore Territorial Jurisdiction, 73 IND.L.J. 1051, 1055 (1998) (stating that the inability of tribes to prosecute non-Indian offenders "encourages lawlessness by non-Indians while they are in Indian country").4. See id. at 1054 (noting the federal government's hesitancy to prosecute minor crimes).

Source: UND Scholarly Commons (University of North Dakota)

Author: Holcomb, Victor H.

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7061496748

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