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Opinion No. 78-176 (1978) Ag

Oklahoma Attorney General Reports

Decided January 4, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS ** Part II of Part II ** The State of Oklahoma in the past has asserted unquestioned jurisdiction over Indian affairs, due probably to the complexity of laws governing Indians in Oklahoma, acquiescence of federal officials, state court decisions, and the historical belief that Statehood subjected all citizens to the umbrella of Oklahoma state jurisdiction. A 1953 letter from Johnston Murray, Governor of Oklahoma, replying to a suggestion by Orme Lewis, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, that the Governor meet with the Indian tribes in Oklahoma regarding Oklahoma…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Testa v. KattSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. New York Ex Rel. Ray v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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