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· 10/25/1954

People ex rel. Mosco v. Vigil

Citations

  • 130 Colo. 328
  • 275 P.2d 957
  • 1954 Colo. LEXIS 298

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that “federal interest is significantly diminished where, as here, the state exercises jurisdiction over a person who is not a member of the tribe”
  • noting that “a state may exercise jurisdiction on a tribal reservation absent express federal consent if the operation of federal law does not preempt it from doing so”
  • noting that “a state may exercise jurisdiction on a tribal reservation absent express federal consent if the operation of federal law does not preempt it from doing so”
  • stating that “the goals of tribal self-government, self- sufficiency, and economic development are overriding goals,” and they “reflect an interest in protecting a tribe’s retained sovereignty over its members and its territory” (citations omitted)
  • finding a diminished federal interest when an Indian engaged in conduct on a reservation of a tribe of which he was not a member
  • discussing the extent to which the state can exercise jurisdiction on a tribal reservation absent express federal consent

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