Legal Opinion

State v. Zornes

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided September 22, 1998No. C6-98-54PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Appellant Charles Zornes challenges his conviction for driving after cancellation of his license as inimical to public safety, contending that the state lacks jurisdiction to enforce the applicable statute against a member of an American Indian tribe on reservation land. We affirm.

FACTS

On March 6, 1997, a Becker County sheriffs deputy on routine patrol saw a car stopped on the shoulder of a road on the White Earth Indian Reservation. The car was in neutral gear with the engine running. Appellant Charles Zornes, an enrolled member of the Wdiite Earth Band of Ojibwe who…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  4. Lee v. ArrowoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  5. In Re Estate of BushSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BusseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  2. State v. CoutureCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  3. State v. BusseCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
  4. State v. BusseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002

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