Legal Opinion
United States v. Leo Lyle Lawrence, Also Known as Bud Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1995No. 94-2274PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals an order of the District Court1 granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction an indictment charging the defendant, Leo Lyle Lawrence, with abusive sexual contact, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1152 and 2244(a)(3) (1988). We affirm.
I
Under the Indian Country Crimes Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1152, federal courts do not have jurisdiction over offenses committed within Indian country unless either the defendant or the alleged victim is Indian. See Duro v. Reina, 495 U.S. 676, 680 n. 1, 110 S.Ct. 2053, 2057 n. 1,…
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