The Ninth Circuit held in US v. Ramirez affirmed a holding that tribal ID cards and tribal residency on the San Xavier Reservation of the Tohono O’odham Nation was sufficient to prove “Indian” status of victims under 18 USC 1152.
Indian Country Crimes Act
Kiowa Cockfighter Appeal Rejected in CA10
The Tenth Circuit recently rejected a jurisdictional challenge to a cockfighter’s conviction for illegal gambling in federal court for cockfighting. Here are the materials for United States v. Gachot: