State v. Frank
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} This case requires us to review and clarify the current case law interpreting the definition of “dependent Indian community” contained in 18 U.S.C. § 1151(b) (1994), for the purpose of determining whether the State has jurisdiction over this Navajo Defendant. The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit established a two-step analysis to determine what constitutes a “dependent Indian community.” See Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. v. Watchman, 52 F.3d 1531 (10th Cir.1995). We adopted that analysis in a prior opinion in this case. See State v. Frank,…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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