BRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
An Indian tribal court convicted Michael Enas, a non-member Indian, on two charges of assault. When the government of the United States subsequently indicted Enas for the same crimes, the district court dismissed the indictment holding that the second prosecution would violate the Fifth Amendment's prohibition against double jeopardy. The government appeals.
The outcome of this case depends on whether the tribal court's criminal jurisdiction...
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