Legal Opinion
State v. Sohappy
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1988No. 54505-7PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
The single issue is whether the State has jurisdiction for criminal prosecution of an enrolled member of the Yakima Indian Nation for assaults on non-Indian law enforcement officers at an "in-lieu" fishing site? The defendant's jury conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion. State v. Sohappy, noted at 49 Wn. App. 1031 (1987). We reverse.
The in-lieu site involved here, Cooks Landing, is on the Columbia River. This site resulted from congressional legislation authorizing the Secretary of War
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. JohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. PelicanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. David Sohappy, Sr., United States of America v. David Sohappy, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma v. The State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HoffmanWashington Supreme Court · 1991
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- In Re Estate of CrossWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. JimWashington Supreme Court · 2012
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