Legal Opinion
State v. Fellegy
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 11, 2012No. A11-1097PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*702OPINION
ROSS, Judge.
Stephen Fellegy caught a walleye out of season protesting what he views to be the state’s unjust, favorable treatment of Ojib-we, the Native Americans whose treaty rights exempt them from prosecution for violating the state’s fishing restrictions on Lake Mille Lacs. The state charged Felle-gy, who is not Ojibwe, for his violation. Before trial, Fellegy challenged the charge as unconstitutional selective enforcement in violation of his constitutional right to equal protection under the law. The district court rejected Fellegy’s challenge without holding an evidentiary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- State v. RussellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- State v. SharichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
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