No. 21-6889

Michael D. Lowery v. Oklahoma

Lower Court: Oklahoma
Docketed: 2022-01-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: choctaw-indians congress-authorization criminal-jurisdiction reservation treaty-of-dancing-rabbit-creek united-states
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Article 1 of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek reserves criminal jurisdiction to the United States over crimes committed by a Choctaw Indian or his descendants against a citizen of the United States when said crimes occurred without the boundaries of the reservation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED O whether Article (, of the. [320 Trecty of Densing Labbit (reek 7 Shed 323 reserves Wriminal jurisdiction the United | . Stiles hr Oumes Cancmutted by A Reda feodmen or his descendards against a tilizen of th UitteA Stes when saih Wrimes secured witout he Vourderies of the reservation © 7 — (2 Whe Her Congress has eu thorized the Stee of Uicdona fo . exereise jurisdiction over Wimes bammited by Choctaw Li dirs, | “Their dester dards, CMsehaw teedinen, Meir deseonhancts or Spouses of Choctaw Duden tribal members wherever darnumitteA® 7 (3) Whether Oklahorna may refuse tp “rP4 thas Cous's holdings MiGictr. Okihons, Io Sch 2452 % a final | onviction “in lt A This Cou? holding Montgunncy MERE

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2022)

Attorneys

Michael Lowery
Michael Deangelo Lowery — Petitioner
Michael Deangelo Lowery — Petitioner