Legal Opinion
Ann Walker v. Honorable Betty Rushing, Chief Justice, Omaha Tribal Court, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1990No. 89-1469PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
On August 24,1987, Ann Walker, a member of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, was driving on a public road within the boundaries of the Omaha Indian Reservation when she struck and killed two persons, also members of the Omaha Tribe. The tribe brought two counts of criminal homicide against Walker in the Omaha Tribal Court pursuant to Title III, Section 3-4-8 of the Omaha Tribal Code. 1 After the tribal court denied her motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, Walker applied to federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1303 (1982).…
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