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· 1/25/1982

The United States of America v. Terry Yazzie

Citations

  • 660 F.2d 422

How courts have described this case

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

  • rejecting “novel proposition” that voluntary intoxication would not be a defense to substantive charge, but would be “available as a partial defense, effective in conjunction with others,” including the defense of self-defense
  • “There is no question that Indians constitute a distinctive group in the community[.]”
  • treating 4.29% absolute disparity and 46.3% comparative disparity as insufficient
  • no constitutional violation for a 4.29% absolute disparity
  • no constitutional violation for a 4.29% absolute disparity

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Judges: Barrett, Seymour, Brown

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