Lomayestewa v. Hopi Tribe

OPINION AND ORDER

Ione Lomayestewa asks this court to overturn her conviction for disorderly conduct, based upon 1) insufficiency of evidence and 2) freedom of speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 1302.(1) of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968. Appellant filed her Appeal and Brief more than two months past the statutory filing deadline.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Appellant was charged with “Disorderly Conduct in violation of Hopi Tribal Ordinance 21, Section 3.3.21(b).” Criminal Complaint, October 19, 1992. Specifically, the complaint alleges…