Legal Opinion
United States v. John
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1978No. 77-836PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
These cases present issues concerning state and federal jurisdiction over certain crimes committed on lands within the area designated as a reservation for the Choctaw Indians residing in central Mississippi. More precisely, the questions presented are whether the lands are “Indian country,” as that phrase is defined in 18 U. S. C. § 1151 (1976 ed.) and as it was used in the Major Crimes Act of 1885, being § 9 of the Act of Mar. 3, 1885, 23 Stat. 385, later codified as 18 U. S. C. § 1153, and, if so, whether these federal statutes operate to preclude the exercise of state criminal…
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3Cited by186 opinions
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