Tenth Circuit Affirms Nambé Pueblo Tribal Court Conviction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is yesterday’s opinion in Romero v. Goodrich.

Briefs are here.

An excerpt:

Ronald F. Romero, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Nambé, through counsel filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1303 to seek relief after a tribal court conviction. The district court dismissed Romero’s petition as moot after the Pueblo commuted Romero’s sentence to time served and released him from tribal custody. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm.

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