The People appeal from an order granting defendant's Penal Code section 995 motion.
Defendant, an Indian, was charged with acts of arson which were committed on Indian land. The trial court concluded that the California courts had no jurisdiction under such circumstances. We reverse.
Title 18 United States Code Annotated section 1153 provides exclusive federal jurisdiction for the prosecution...
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