Legal Opinion
State v. Roy
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 3, 2009No. A08-0116PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUDSON, Judge.
Appellant, an enrolled member of an Indian tribe and a resident of a reservation, challenges his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.165. Because we conclude that Public Law 280 grants the state subject-matter jurisdiction to enforce Minn.Stat. § 609.165 against a tribal member on a reservation, we affirm.
FACTS
Appellant Joel Anthony Roy is a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT), enrolled at the Fond du Lac reservation, and resides within the exterior boundaries of the Leech Lake reservation.
In 2002, appellant was…
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