No. 20-87

Lower Court: North Carolina

Docketed: 2020-07-29

Status: Denied

Type: Paid

Tags: criminal-law due-process federal-jurisdiction indian-law indian-status jury-determination jury-instructions major-crimes-act statutory-interpretation

Latest Conference: 2020-09-29

Question Presented (from Petition)

I. How does one determine whether a defendant is an Indian?

II. Is Indian status a jury question?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Indian status under the Major Crimes Act is a jury question

Docket Entries

2020-10-05

Petition DENIED.

2020-08-12

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.

2020-08-04

Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.

Main Document

2020-07-27

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 28, 2020)

George Lee Nobles

North Carolina