Legal Opinion
State v. Warner
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1963No. 7180PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOBLE, Justice.
Defendant, who is not an Indian, was charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquors. Based upon a stipulation that the alleged criminal offense occurred within the boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation, the trial court dismissed the criminal complaint for lack of jurisdiction. The state has appealed. The single question presented is whether the State of New Mexico has jurisdiction to arrest and try a non-Indian for a criminal offense occurring within an Indian reservation, where no Indian or Indian property is involved.
The trial court was…
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