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United States v. Billy Jo Lara, Also Known as Billy Joe Lara

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 1, 2002No. 01-3695PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Bureau of Indian Affairs officers arrested Billy Jo Lara on the Spirit Lake Nation Reservation for public intoxication. Lara is an Indian, but not a member of the Spirit Lake Nation. When BIA officers reminded Lara of the order excluding him from the Spirit Lake Nation Reservation, Lara struck an officer with his fist. Lara pleaded guilty in tribal court to three violations of the Spirit Lake tribal code, including violence to a police officer. Later, Lara was charged in federal court with misdemeanor assault of a federal officer. Lara moved to dismiss the indictment,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  3. United States v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by6 opinions

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