STATE v. ROBINSON

No. C1-97-1005.

572 N.W.2d 720 (1997)

STATE of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, v. Vernon Dale ROBINSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Muhar, Itasca County Atty., Michael J. Haig, Asst. Itasca County Atty., Grand Rapids, for appellant.

Kimball and Strandlie, Christopher J. Strandlie, Walker, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

This appeal requires us to ascertain the scope of the State of Minnesota's jurisdiction over certain statutory violations committed by members of an Indian tribe within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation. Vernon Dale Robinson, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, was charged with consumption of alcohol by a person under age 21, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, and fleeing a police officer. The...

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