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Your Turn: McGirt ruling fallout includes forgotten victims Steve Fair © CHRIS LANDSBERGER, CHRIS LANDSBERGER Steve Fair The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals voted unanimously last week to strike down the conviction of Miles Bench for the brutal murder of Braylee Henry. The five-member court found Bench was a tribal member (Choctaw Nation) and the crime happened on tribal land (Chickasaw reservation) and therefore Bench should have been tried in federal court and not state court. The ruling came about because of the July 2020 U.S. Supreme Court s McGirt vs. Oklahoma decision. Judge Gary Lumpkin said while he doesn’t agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on McGirt, he is still required to follow it. “This despicable crime occurred in Indian Territory and was carried out by a tribal member, so it left us no choice but to rule to strike down the conviction” Lumpkin said.

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