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Citation: 435 U.S. 191

1. Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, No. 76-5729, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued January 9, 1978 , March 6, 1978 *; * Together with Belgarde v. Suquamish Indian Tribe et al., on certiorari before judgment to the same court (see this Court's Rule 23 (5)).

OVERVIEW: It was error to deny non-Indians requests for habeas relief because the Suquamish Indian tribe did not have criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians absent affirmative delegation of such power by Congress.


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