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WETSIT v. STAFNE

No. 94-35255.

44 F.3d 823 (1995)

GEORGIA LEIGH WETSIT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Hon. A.T. STAFNE; Emmit Buckles, Chief Prosecutor, Fort Peck Tribes, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Cavan, Cavan, Smith & Cavan, Billings, MT, for petitioner-appellant.

Reid P. Chambers, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse & Enderson, Washington, DC, for respondents-appellees.

Before: NOONAN, O'SCANNLAIN and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Georgia Leigh Wetsit appeals the decision of the federal district court denying her petition for habeas corpus brought against the chief judge and chief prosecutor of the Fort Peck Tribes. The case presents a question of tribal jurisdiction over major crimes committed by a member of the tribe, a question that has hitherto not been resolved by a federal court. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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