Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
1962 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seymour v. Superintendent of Wash. State Penitentiary, 368 U.S. 351 (1962), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States that the state of Washington did not have jurisdiction to try an Indian (Native American) for a crime committed within the boundaries of the Colville Indian Reservation, even if the crime was committed on land now owned by a non-Indian.[1]
Quick Facts Seymour v. Superintendent of Wash. State Penitentiary, Argued December 13, 1961 Decided January 15, 1962 ...
Seymour v. Superintendent of Wash. State Penitentiary | |
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Argued December 13, 1961 Decided January 15, 1962 | |
Full case name | Paul Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary |
Citations | 368 U.S. 351 (more) 82 S. Ct. 424; 7 L. Ed. 2d 346; 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2318 |
Case history | |
Prior | In re Seymour v. Schneckloth, 55 Wash. 2d 109, 346 P.2d 669 (Wash. 1959) |
Holding | |
The state of Washington did not have jurisdiction to try an Indian for a crime committed within the boundaries of the Colville Indian Reservation, even if the crime was committed on land now owned by a non-Indian. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Black, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
18 U.S.C. §§ 1151–1153 |
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