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State v. Webster

Citations

  • 338 N.W.2d 474
  • 114 Wis. 2d 418
  • 1983 Wisc. LEXIS 3192

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that a federal decision granting habeas relief to one defendant did not, in a subsequent case involving a different defendant, “stand as a precedential bar” to the Wisconsin Supreme Court following one of its previous decisions, which was contrary to the federal decision
  • examining title to land underlying highway right-of-way to resolve “Indian country” jurisdictional challenge
  • State courts are bound by decisions of the United States Supreme Court interpreting federal law, not those of the lower federal courts.
  • “Public Law 280 gave certain states, including Wisconsin, jurisdiction over crimes committed by or against Indians in Indian country within each state.”
  • “Public Law 280 gave certain states, including Wisconsin, jurisdiction over crimes committed by or against Indians in Indian country within No. 05-1663 3 each state.”
  • “Public Law 280 gave certain states, including Wisconsin, jurisdiction over crimes committed by or against Indians in Indian country within each state.”

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Judges: William G. Callow

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