State v. Busse

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Myron Busse, an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, appeals from conviction for driving after cancellation as inimical to public safety in violation of MinmStat. § 171.24, subd. 5 (Supp.1999). Busse argues that the state did not have subject-matter jurisdiction over the offense, which took place on the White Earth Reservation. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

Myron Busse, an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, was stopped by police while driving a vehicle on the White Earth Reservation in December 1999. The state charged Busse…