United States Ninth Circuit

An Indian tribe and the federal government may both prosecute a non-member Indian for the same conduct without violating the Double Jeopardy Clause because Indian tribes prosecute non-members under their inherent power, not its delegated power from the federal government.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 06/29/2001
• Published 06/29/2001

Judges

• Before:  PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN, TROTT, T.G. NELSON, KLEINFELD, TASHIMA, THOMAS, SILVERMAN, MCKEOWN, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Friedman, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant United States.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sigmund G. Popko, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona, for defendant-appellee Michael L. Enas.