STATE v. WHITEBIRD

No. 81-2203.

110 Wis.2d 250 (1982)

329 N.W.2d 218

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Michael WHITEBIRD and Robert Lemieux, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Wisconsin Judicare, Inc., and James M.D.R. Hawkins of Wausau.

For the respondent there was a brief by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Maryann Sumi, assistant attorney general.

Before Foley, P.J., Dean and Cane, JJ.


FOLEY, P.J.

Michael Whitebird and Robert Lemieux, enrolled members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, appeal judgments convicting them of operating boats on Lake Superior without valid certificates of number in violation of sec. 30.51(1), Stats.1 They claim that Wisconsin cannot enforce sec. 30.51(1) against them because it lacks the required federal authority and because enforcement would be an unwarranted interference with...

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