Legal Opinion
Valenzuela v. Silversmith
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2012No. 11-2212PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
Alvin Valenzuela, an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation (the “Nation”), through counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1303 seeking relief from tribal court convictions and his sentence. While Mr. Valenzuela’s petition was pending in federal district court, he completed his sentence and was released from prison. The district court concluded that Mr. Valenzuela’s claims were moot because of his release. Alternatively, it concluded that Mr. Valenzuela had failed to exhaust his tribal remedies before seeking habeas relief in…
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