Oklahoma Appellate Court Decides Kiowa/Comanche/Apache Reservation Disestablished

Here are the materials in Martinez v. State (Okla. Ct. Crim. App.):

OCCA Opinion

Petitioner’s Brief

State’s Brief

Comanche Amicus Brief

Print

Wyoming Appellate Court Orders Hearing in Herrera Matter; State Appeals to State SCT

Here is the opinion in Herrera v. State of Wyoming:

District Court Opinion

State SCT cert stage briefs:

Petition – Writ – review

ResponseObjection – Petition for review

Prior post here.

Washington Federal Court Sentences Men Who Used Tribal Tax Agreement to Launder Money

Here are the materials in United States v. Paul (W.D. Wash.):

New Empirical Scholarship on Federal Prosecutor Declination Rates of Indian Country Cases

Regina Branton, Kimi King, and Justin Walsh have published an early print of “Criminal justice in Indian country: Examining declination rates of tribal cases,” forthcoming in Social Science Quarterly.

Eighth Circuit Affirms Drug Conviction arising on Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation

Here is the unpublished opinion in United States v. Ducheneaux.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Criminal Sentence for Crime that Occurred on Acoma Pueblo

Here is the opinion in United States v. Benally.

Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Life Without Parole for Salt River Member for Crime Committee as a Juvenile

Here is the opinion in United States v. Briones.

Prior posts here and here.

Tenth Circuit Dismisses Non-Indian Habeas Petition Inspired by McGirt

Here is the order in Woods v. Nunn:

Unpublished Opinion

Denezpi v. United States Background Materials

Merits Stage Materials

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Amicus Brief

US Brief

NIWRC & NCAI Amicus Brief

Scholars Amicus Brief

States Amicus Brief

Tribal Governments Amicus Brief

Cert Stage Materials

Cert Petition

Appendix

United States’ Brief in Opposition

Tenth Circuit Materials

United States v Denezpi Tenth Circuit Opinion

Denezpi Opening Brief

US Answer Brief

Reply Brief

District Court Materials

1 Indictment

1-1 Criminal Information Sheet

14 DCT Detention Order

29 Denezpi Motion to Dismiss

29-1 CFR Pleadings

30 US Response

31 Reply

31-1 CFR Court Forms

32 DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss on Double Jeopardy Grounds

OCCA Materials in McClain v. Oklahoma

Here:

OCCA Opinion

Appellant’s Motion for Remand

State Brief

State’s Motion to Stay