Indian’s Federal Sentence For Tribal Officer’s Assault Upheld By Judge

Mealey's (November 13, 2018, 12:41 PM EST) -- RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal judge in South Dakota on Nov. 8 declined to shorten federal prison time for an Indian who assaulted a tribal police officer, finding that his petition for a writ of habeas corpus is barred by statute and by the primary jurisdiction doctrine (United States v. Dwight Thunder Shield, No. 17-cr-50066, D. S.D., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191100)....