Legal Opinion
State v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 11, 1997No. C1-97-1005PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Chief Justice.
This appeal requires us to ascertain the scope of the State of Minnesota’s jurisdiction over certain statutory violations committed by members of an Indian tribe within the boundaries of the tribe’s reservation. Vernon Dale Robinson, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, was charged with consumption of alcohol by a person under age 21, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, and fleeing a police officer. The district court dismissed the underage consumption and failure to yield charges, finding that the state lacked authority to enforce them…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Trail v. ChristianSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- State v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- Holmquist v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- State v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
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