Supreme Court· 2/22/1984

Solem v. Bartlett

Citations

465 U.S. 463
104 S. Ct. 1161
79 L. Ed. 2d 443
1984 U.S. LEXIS 34
52 U.S.L.W. 4257

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holding that because the defendant, who was an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, committed a crime on reservation grounds, the state did not have criminal jurisdiction over him
holding that because the defendant, who was an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, committed a crime on reservation grounds, the state did not have criminal jurisdiction over him
holding that state may prosecute non-Indian for murder of non-Indian on Red Lake reservation
stating that “explicit language of cession and unconditional compensation are not prerequisites for a finding of diminishment”
noting that “sell and dispose” language was not evidence of diminishment, while “cede, sell, relinquish and convey” constitutes such evidence
noting that reference to the public domain in a statute was supportive of diminishment, but not dispositive

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Judges: Marshall

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