1. Evans v. State Bank, No. 347., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued April 29, 30, 1891. , May 25, 1891, Decided
2. In re Mayfield, No. 15. Original., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Submitted April 27, 1891. , May 25, 1891, Decided
OVERVIEW: Following his conviction in a federal district court for the crime of adultery in the Indian country, an inmate, a member of the Cherokee Nation, was entitled to a writ of habeas corpus where, under the treaties and acts of Congress, he was amenable only to the courts of the Nation.
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