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UNITED STATES v. JOHN

No. 77-836.

437 U.S. 634 (1978)

UNITED STATES v. JOHN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Bartow Farr III argued the cause for the United States in No. 77-836. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Moorman, Raymond N. Zagone, Carl Strass, and Larry G. Gutterridge.

Richard B. Collins argued the cause for appellants in No. 77-575 and respondents in No. 77-836. With him on the briefs was Edwin R. Smith.

Carl F. Andre argued the cause for appellee in No. 77-575. With him on the brief were A. F. Summer, Attorney General of Mississippi, and Catherine Walker Underwood, Special Assistant Attorney General.†

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases present issues concerning state and federal jurisdiction over certain crimes committed on lands within the area designated as a reservation for the Choctaw Indians residing in central Mississippi. More precisely, the questions presented are whether the lands are "Indian country," as that phrase is defined in 18 U. S. C. § 1151 (1976 ed.) and as it was used in the Major Crimes Act of 1885, being...

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