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LANGLEY v. RYDER

No. 85-4225.

778 F.2d 1092 (1985)

Bertney LANGLEY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alfred R. RYDER, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred R. Ryder, Errol D. Deshotels, Dist. Attys., Oberlin, La., pro se.

Carrol L. Spell, Ltd., Lafayette, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, RUBIN and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

We are to determine on this appeal whether the district court properly concluded that the federal government, and not the state of Louisiana, has jurisdiction over the members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana for crimes committed on Indian territory. Since we find that the lands in question are Indian country and that, as a general rule, the federal government has criminal jurisdiction over criminal activities by Indians in Indian...

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