Legal Opinion
United States v. Jackie White
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1975No. 74-1283PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Jackie White, a member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and resident of the Red Lake Reservation, was observed shooting at a bald eagle within the confines of the reservation. He was thereupon charged with the unlawful taking of a bald eagle in violation of 16 U.S.C. § 668(a). White moved for dismissal of the Information on the grounds that 16 U.S.C. § 668 was inapplicable to tribal Indians on Indian reservations exercising traditionally guaranteed tribal hunting rights. Based upon the congressional silence which underlies the statute’s enactment and upon United…
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