U.S. v. LAWRENCE

No. 94-2274.

51 F.3d 150 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Leo Lyle LAWRENCE, also known as Bud Lawrence, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1995.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Lohah Homer, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued, for appellant.

Kenneth E. Jasper, Rapid City, SD, argued, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, McKAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals an order of the District Court1 granting the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction an indictment charging the defendant, Leo Lyle Lawrence, with abusive sexual contact, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1152 and 2244(a)(3) (1988). We affirm.

I.

Under the Indian Country Crimes Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1152, federal courts do not...

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