Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1976No. 8416PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
A Nevada Highway Patrolman arrested respondent Eugene Jones, a non-Indian, on U.S. Highway 95 within the exterior boundaries of the Walker River Paiute Indian Reservation for possession of marijuana. The district court, ruling that it lacked jurisdiction over all criminal matters occurring on an Indian reservation, dismissed the charges against respondent. The State here contends that it has jurisdiction over crimes involving neither Indians nor their property committed on an Indian reservation. We agree.
An Indian reservation is a part of the State within which it is located, and…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. McBratneySupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- New York Ex Rel. Ray v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- In re CrosbyNevada Supreme Court · 1915
4Cited by5 opinions
- Kathy L. Kaul v. Robert T. Stephan, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- State v. SnyderIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
- Jones v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
- Jurisdiction Over "Victimless" Crimes Committed by Non-Indians on Indian Reservations, Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel1979
- State v. SnyderIdaho Supreme Court · 1991