Sturdevant v. State

The issue in this case is not whether the defendant committed the offense charged, but rather it is whether the Staté of Wisconsin has jurisdiction to try a Menominee Indian for an offense committed outside the boundaries of the Menominee Reservation, but within the boundaries of the state.

The fact that the defendant is an enrolled member of the Menominee Tribe is undisputed. This case does not involve the question of this state’s jurisdiction over crimes alleged to have been committed by a Menominee Indian on the Menominee Reservation or in “Indian country” as that term is defined by federal…