Legal Opinion
State v. Allan
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided February 29, 1980No. 12685PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALDSON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by Ralph Joseph Allan, a Quinault Indian, from a conviction for bribery which was committed within the boundaries of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation in Kootenai County, Idaho. We reverse Allan’s conviction and in so doing, hold that the state had no jurisdiction to try the defendant for the offense charged.
In April, 1975, the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney filed an information against Allan, charging him with the crime of bribery of a county officer (I.C. § 18-1309), a felony. In particular, Allan was accused of offering Kootenai County…
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