State Ex Rel. Nepstad v. Danielson
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Doyle
This is an appeal from an order granting a writ of habeas corpus.
James Nepstad a non-Indian was arrested and charged with violating section 26-307, R.C.M.1947, by killing two bull elk on the Crow Indian Reservation during the closed season. The accused petitioned the district court of the thirteenth judicial district for a writ of habeas corpus on the theory that the State of Montana was without jurisdiction in this matter be canse the elk were killed on a Crow Indian Reservation located in southeastern Montana. The district court agreed with the petitioner and an order was entered April 12,…
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