Native Americans
Jul. 1, 2016
Court gets right balance between tribal sovereignty and rights of the accused
The Supreme Court correctly held that the Sixth Amendment does not compel Indian tribes to provide counsel to indigent tribal members in crimes resulting in sentences under a year. By Jack Duran
In United States v. Bryant, 2016 DJDAR 5681 (June 13, 2016), the U.S. Supreme Court struck the proper balance between the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and United States Indian tribes' right to tribal sovereignty. Indian tribes and Indian law provide a unique twist to United States legal jurisprudence. In Bryant, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand sentence enhancements, imposed upon Bryant, a reservation Indian, wh...
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