Legal Opinion
State v. Rufus
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1931PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J.
The question reported inquires as to the jurisdiction of a state court to entertain a prosecution of an Indian having tribal relations and residing on a reservation, for the crime of statutory rape committed within the limits of a reservation, upon an Indian having tribal relations and residing upon a reservation. This question is an important one, not only to the state of Wisconsin but also to all tribal Indians still residing upon Indian reservations located within this state.
As early as 1879 this court, in State v. Doxtater, 47 Wis. 278, 2 N. W. 439, which was a case of first impression in…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ex Parte Crow DogSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. RickertSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Tiger v. Western Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- The Kansas IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- State v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
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