United States v. Clifford Bird, Sr., United States of America v. Wesley Lane Crawford

OPINION

ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge.

Clifford Bird Sr. and Wesley Lane Crawford (collectively “Appellants”) appeal from the district court’s orders denying their motions to dismiss the indictments against them. Appellants contend that the district court erred in ruling that the Government is not required to allege that the victim is an Indian as an element of a crime filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1153 (“ § 1153”). The Government requests that we dismiss this appeal because a final judgment has not been entered.

We conclude that we have jurisdiction under the collateral order doctrine to address the…