CARDINAL v. U.S.

No. 90-1291.

954 F.2d 359 (1992)

Lawrence C. CARDINAL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence C. Cardinal, pro se.

Clarence T. Belue (argued and briefed), Madison, Wis., for petitioner-appellant.

Ruth Ann Ernst (argued), Donald Daniels, Asst. U.S. Atty. (briefed), Grand Rapids, Mich., for respondent-appellee.

Before GUY and RYAN, Circuit Judges, and HULL, Chief District Judge.


RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Lawrence C. Cardinal, was convicted of the crime of rape on an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2031. The trial court exercised jurisdiction pursuant to the Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1151 and 1153. Cardinal subsequently filed this petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking to have his sentence vacated or set aside on the ground that the sentencing court lacked subject matter jurisdiction...

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