Legal Opinion
Greywater v. Joshua
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1988No. 87-5233PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Mary Jo Greywater, Anthony Charbo-neau, Jr., and Raymond Buckles (Petitioners) appeal from the district court’s1 dismissal of their petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed pursuant to the Indian Civil Rights Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1303. We reverse the decision of the district court. Background
Petitioners are enrolled members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. On June 22, 1985, they were arrested on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Petitioners were charged under the Devils Lake Sioux Tribal Code with possession of alcohol in a motor vehicle,…
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