Legal Opinion
Davis v. Warden, Nevada State Prison
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1972No. 6745PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court, Thompson, J.:
The state district court denied the appellants’ application for post-conviction relief challenging state court jurisdiction to entertain and dispose of the criminal charges filed against them.
In 1966 they had pleaded guilty to attempted murder, were adjudged guilty and sentenced to serve terms of not less than three nor more than twenty years in the Nevada State Prison. They are currently serving their sentences. Since they are enrolled members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and since the crime of attempted murder of a non-Indian to which they…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Perrin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Petition of CarmenDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1958
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3Cited by3 opinions
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