Legal Opinion
State v. Shale
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 2015No. 90906-7PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
González, J.
¶1 We are asked to decide whether Washington State has the power to prosecute an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation living on the Quinault Indian Nation’s reservation for failing to register with the county sheriff as a sex offender. We find the State has that power and affirm.
Facts
¶2 Howard Shale is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. He has family in the Quinault Indian Nation as well. In 1997, Shale was convicted of raping a child under 12 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c). After Shale was released from prison, he moved to Seattle and registered as a sex offender with…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Smith v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Adams v. ElfoDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2021
- The Scope of State Criminal Jurisdiction over Offenses Occurring on the Yakama Indian Reservation, Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel2018
- United States v. OlneyDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 2015