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STATE v. SQUALLY

No. 64243-5.

937 P.2d 1069 (1997)

132 Wash.2d 333

The STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Lewis SQUALLY, Sr., Respondent. The STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. John S. KALAMA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Tobin, Vashon, Christina C. Berg, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Nisqually Indian Tribe.

Bernardean Broadous, Thurston County Prosecutor, Olympia, for Petitioner.

Whitt & Associates, Linda J. Whitt, Olympia, for Respondent Lewis Squally, Sr.

Joan M. Flowerbird, Olympia, for Respondent John S. Kalama.

ALEXANDER, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, we are called upon to decide but one question: Do the Thurston County District and Superior Courts possess jurisdiction to entertain criminal charges leveled against members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe for offenses that allegedly occurred on reservation lands acquired by the tribe following the tribe's cession of criminal jurisdiction to the State of Washington? We hold that jurisdiction does lie and, consequently...

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