Criminal Jurisdiction I
Learn about federal, state, and tribal jurisdiction over crimes committed in Indian territory.
Transcript
As sovereign dependent nations, tribes generally have unlimited jurisdiction over tribe members for crimes committed on reservations. The federal government and states may also have jurisdiction over crimes committed in Indian territory depending on the type of crime and whether the victims or the defendants were Indian.
I. Federal Jurisdiction
Suppose a non-Indian murdered an Indian on a reservation. Would the federal government have jurisdiction over this crime? Yes. The General Crimes Act of...
