U.S. v. JACKSON

No. 15-1789.

853 F.3d 436 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Joseph Joshua JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant. Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Keala C. Ede , AFPD, of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney appeared on the appellant brief; Katherine M. Menendez , AFPD, of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Deidre Yvonne Aanstad , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the amicus in support of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Thomas John Peckham , of Albuquerque, NM.

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


Joseph Joshua Jackson, an Indian, was charged with committing federal felony offenses in the town of Redby, Minnesota, historically part of the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The Major Crimes Act grants federal jurisdiction over these offenses when committed by Indians "within the Indian country," 18 U.S.C. § 1153(a), including...

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