Legal Opinion
United States v. David Jon Gotchnik
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2000No. 99-4288, 99-4289, 99-4290, 99-4292, 99-4293PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.
In this consolidated appeal, David Jon Gotchnik, Mark Francis Stepec, Terry Lee Anderson, and Thomas Jay Anderson (appellants) appeal from their convictions in district court 2 for using motorboats and motor vehicles in a wilderness area in violation of 36 C.F.R. § 261.16(a). We affirm.
I
Appellants are members of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally-recognized tribe that was a signatory to the Treaty with the Chippewa of September 30, 1854 (the Treaty), 10 Stat. 1109. Under the terms of the Treaty, the Bois Forte and other Chippewa Bands (collectively, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. WinansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Jones v. MeehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Alaska Pacific Fisheries v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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