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STURDEVANT v. STATE

No. 75-889-CR.

76 Wis.2d 247 (1977)

251 N.W.2d 50

STURDEVANT, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error the cause was argued by Mark Lukoff, assistant state public defender, with whom on the brief was Howard B. Eisenberg, state public defender.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Betty R. Brown, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The issue in this case is not whether the defendant committed the offense charged, but rather it is whether the State of Wisconsin has jurisdiction to try a Menominee Indian for an offense committed outside the boundaries of the Menominee Reservation, but within the boundaries of the state.

The fact that the defendant is an enrolled member of the Menominee Tribe is undisputed. This case does ...

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