State v. Dana, 404 A.2d 551 (Me. 1979)

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Criminal Justice
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
State v. Dana, 404 A.2d 551 (Me. 1979)State v. Dana, 404 A.2d 551 (Me. 1979)

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In this important pre-Settlement decision the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recognized that the State of Maine had no criminal jurisdiction over tribal members for alleged criminal offenses on their Reservations.

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