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The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals said the court “had no choice” when it ruled Thursday the state of Oklahoma cannot prosecute non-Native Americans who commit crimes against Native Americans ....
Supreme Court tribal decision has upended Oklahoma s criminal justice system; will ruling be curtailed?
Image from Shutterstock. Oklahoma’s criminal justice system is grappling with the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year ruling that a large part of eastern central Oklahoma is an American Indian reservation. The decision held that U.S. treaties gave the Muscogee (Creek) Nation a permanent home in Oklahoma which meant that tribal members who commit crimes on the Creek Reservation can’t be prosecuted by the state of Oklahoma. Instead, they have to be tried by the federal government for major crimes or by tribal courts for other crimes. ....
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Oklahoma attorney general abruptly announces resignation; his office is sorting out tribal case decision
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced his resignation Wednesday a day after the Oklahoman submitted questions to him about an affair with a state employee. In a statement, Hunter referred to “personal matters” becoming public that will be a distraction to the office of the attorney general, report the Oklahoman, the Associated Press and the New York Times. “The office of attorney general is one of the most important positions in state government,” Hunter said. “I cannot allow a personal issue to overshadow the vital work the attorneys, agents and support staff do on behalf of Oklahomans.” ....
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has voided the convictions of a second death-row prisoner who was unlawfully tried and condemned in the Oklahoma state courts for an offense that occurred on Native American tribal lands. On March 11, 2021, applying the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 tribal sovereignty ruling in Shaun Bosse’s convictions and death sentences for the murders of three citizens of the Chickasaw Nation within the historical boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation Reservation. The court unanimously held that Oklahoma lacked jurisdiction over the case because the crimes occurred on lands considered “Indian Country” under federal law, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts. ....