United States v. Jones

McHUGH, Circuit Judge.

*933 Mr. Arnold Jones is a Native American who pleaded guilty to child abuse for driving on a reservation while intoxicated with his minor son in the car. He entered a guilty plea both before a tribal court and, after serving his tribal sentence, before a federal district court. Although child abuse itself is not a federal offense, federal law incorporates state law offenses committed by Native Americans on tribal land. After Mr. Jones pleaded guilty in federal court, the district court imposed a forty-month sentence. But, as all parties agree, the district court made a…