Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Oklahoma Criminal Appeals Court Holds Indian Status for Criminal Jurisdiction Purposes Requires Connection to Federally Recognized Indian Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Bertrand v. State of Oklahoma (Okla. Ct. Crim. App.):

Notice of Appeal.pdfDownload
Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
Appellee Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload
Opinion.pdfDownload

Stitt v. City of Tulsa Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cert Petition.pdfDownload

Question presented:

Whether a state may exercise criminal jurisdiction over an Indian for conduct in Indian country absent a valid congressional grant of authority.

Lower court materials here.

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Decides Stitt v. City of Tulsa

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Stitt v. City of Tulsa (2025-3-06 Opinion)Download

Briefs here.

Petition for Rehearing in City of Tulsa v. O’Brien

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Petition for RehearingDownload

Prior post here.

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Enables Tulsa to Prosecute Indians

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in City of Tulsa v. O’Brien:

OpinionDownload

Briefs are here.

Oklahoma Criminal Appellate Court Materials in City of Tulsa v. O’Brien

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
Appellee Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload
Motion to Strike Reply Brief.pdfDownload
Motion to Dismiss Appeal.pdfDownload
Response.pdfDownload
Creek Nation Motion to Authorize Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Confirms Wyandotte Reservation Boundaries Remain Intact

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are what I think are the relevant materials in State of Oklahoma v. Fuller:

Fuller Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
DCT Order Dismissing Case.pdfDownload
State Brief Appealing Decision of Magistrate.pdfDownload
Petition in Error.pdfDownload
Wyandotte Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
OCCA Opinion + Dissents.pdfDownload

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Says Castro-Huerta Means that Congress Didn’t Preempt State Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country [No, that’s not the law but nothing matters anymore.]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Deo v. Parish:

Brief in Support of Mandamus Petition

State Response Brief

Opinions

Proposed State of Oklahoma, Act of June 16, 1906, Proposed forest reserve in southeastern Indian Territory

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Briefs in Stitt v. City of Tulsa

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Stitt Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Creek Seminole Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Tulsa Brief.pdfDownload
Stitt Reply.pdfDownload
Creek Seminole Reply Brief.pdfDownload
Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Reply Brief.pdfDownload
US Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Finds Ottawa and Miami Reservations Remain Extant

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in State of Oklahoma v. Brester:

OCCA Decision.pdfDownload
Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
Appellee Brief.pdfDownload
Miami and Ottawa Tribes Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Peoria Tribe Amicus Brief.pdfDownload