Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Decision on Choctaw Reservation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

District Court Order

Court of Appeals Opinion

Sizemore Brief

State Brief

Cherokee Nation Reservation Boundaries Case out of the Oklahoma Court of Last Resort

Kate Fort
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We also find this District Court appropriately applied McGirt to determine that Congress did establish a Cherokee Reservation and no evidence was presented showing that Congress explicitly erased or disestablished the boundaries of the Cherokee Reservation or that the State of Oklahoma had jurisdiction in this matter.

Hogner v. State of Oklahoma

Briefs:

Hogner Brief

State Brief

Hogner Supplemental Brief

State Supplemental Brief

Cherokee Nation Amicus Brief

Chickasaw Nation Reservation Boundaries Case out of the Oklahoma Court of Last Resort

Kate Fort
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Based on the evidence, the District Court concluded that Congress never erased the boundaries and disestablished the Chickasaw Nation Reservation. The Court further concluded that the crimes at issue occurred in Indian Country. We adopt these conclusions.

Bosse v. State of Oklahoma

Briefs:

Chicaksaw Nation Amicus Brief

Petitioner Supplemental Brief

State Supplemental Brief

Lower court materials here.

Oklahoma Trial Court Confirms Chickasaw Reservation Remains Extant

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Bosse v. State of Oklahoma (McClain Dist. Ct.):

9-23-2020 Bosse Brief

9-23-2020 Chickasaw Nation Amicus Brief

9-29-2020 State Brief

10-13-2020 DCT Order

This case is on remand from the appellate court, materials here.

Oklahoma Criminal Appellate Court Asked to Address Impact of McGirt on Crime Committed on Chickasaw Reservation with Chickasaw Victims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

Bosse Petition

Order Allowing McGirt Briefing

Bosse Brief

State Brief

SCOTUS Holds Creek Reservation is Indian Country

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

McGirt Opinion

Briefs here.

In a separate order, the Court affirmed Sharp v. Murphy:

Murphy Order

SCOTUSBlog Preview of McGirt Argument with Bob Anderson

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

McGirt background materials here.

Rebecca Nagle Repudiating Oklahoma’s Factual Claims in McGirt/Murphy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Oklahoma’s Suspect Argument in Front of the Supreme Court — The state claims that affirming a reservation in eastern Oklahoma could lead to thousands of state criminal convictions being thrown out. But that argument doesn’t seem to be based on facts” from the Atlantic.

The briefs are here.

Bloomberg News Profile of McGirt Argument

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Gorsuch Gets Moment as Decider in Case Evoking Trail of Tears.”

The briefs are here.

McGirt v. Oklahoma SCT Argument Set for April 21

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the April calendar.

Here are the background materials on the case.