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STATE v. SOHAPPY

No. 54505-7.

110 Wn.2d 907 (1988)

757 P.2d 509

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. STEVE GARY SOHAPPY, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Grattan and Susan K. Lourne, for petitioner.

Robert K. Leick, Prosecuting Attorney, and Grant E. Hansen, Deputy, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

The single issue is whether the State has jurisdiction for criminal prosecution of an enrolled member of the Yakima Indian Nation for assaults on non-Indian law enforcement officers at an "in-lieu" fishing site? The defendant's jury conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion. State v. Sohappy, noted at 49 Wn.App. 1031 (1987). We reverse.

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