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State ex rel. Bokas v. District Court

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1954No. 9410PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. JUSTICE BOTTOMLY:

William L. Bokas is an Indian and an enrolled and allotted member of the Sioux Indian tribe. He was born and has resided all his life on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation at Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. He has never received a patent in fee of his allotment of land on said reservation.

By information filed in the state district court of Roosevelt County, Bokas is charged with having forged and attempted to pass a $7.50 check at “Don’s Store” in Poplar, Montana. He was arrested on this charge, and upon his arraignment, chai*39lenged the jurisdiction of the state court to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. United States v. PelicanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. State v. Big SheepMontana Supreme Court · 1926
  5. State ex rel. Irvine v. District Court of Fourth Judicial Dist.Montana Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Application of De MarriasSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
  2. In Re AndyWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  3. State Ex Rel. Kennerly v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Blackburn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1960
  5. In RE ARQUETTE v. SchnecklothWashington Supreme Court · 1960

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