State v. Smith

Defendant, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, filed a motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of his seizure and arrest by a Madras City Police Officer who pursued defendant onto the Warm Springs Reservation, arrested him there, placed him in a Madras City Police car, and drove him to a jail off the reservation. Relying on the Warm Springs Tribal Code (WSTC) “hot pursuit” provision, WSTC 310.120, the trial court denied defendant’s motion to suppress. We conclude that the trial court correctly applied WSTC 310.120 and, therefore, did not err in denying defendant’s…