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United States v. Nathan Thunder Hawk

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 14, 1997No. 96-3481PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Nathan Thunder Hawk entered a conditional guilty plea to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and the district court 1 sentenced him to eighteen months in prison and three years of supervised release. On appeal, Thunder Hawk alleges that the district court erred in exercising jurisdiction over this case because federal authorities have no jurisdiction over offenses committed by one Indian against another Indian pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1152 (1994). We hold that the district court’s exercise of jurisdiction was proper and therefore affirm the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  3. United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. Harvey M. RenvilleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by17 opinions

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