Uncounseled tribal court guilty pleas in state and federal courts: individual rights versus tribal self-governance.

Authors :: Martenson, Christiana M.
Source :: Michigan Law Review. February 1, 2013, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p617, 28 p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Indian tribes in the United States are separate sovereigns with inherent self-governing authority. As a result, the Bill of Rights does not directly bind the tribes, and criminal defendants in [...]

Subjects :: Right to counsel -- Laws, regulations and rules
Pleas of guilty -- Laws, regulations and rules
Tribal sovereignty -- Laws, regulations and rules
United States v. Ant (882 F.2d 1389 (9th Cir. 1989))
United States v. Cavanaugh (643 F.3d 592 (8th Cir. 2011))
United States v. Shavanaux (647 F.3d 993 (10th Cir. 2011))
Government regulation
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
Conferring of Jurisdiction on the State of California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wisconsin with Respect to Criminal Offenses and Civil Causes of Action Committed or Arising on Indian Reservations Within Such States Act of 1953

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