Legal Opinion
Means v. Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1998No. Nos. 97-35952, 97-36013PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REED; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT.
REED, District Judge:
Appellant David Means, a member of the Sisseton-Wapatan (Sioux) Tribe of Indians, is currently free on bail pending criminal prosecution in the Tribal Court of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe. After being arrested and freed on bail, but prior to trial, Means sought habeas relief from the district court on jurisdictional grounds. He argued that the Tribal Court does not have criminal jurisdiction over him, as a nonmember Indian, for the crimes with which he is charged. The district court reviewed his petition, but…
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