Released Domestic Violence Defendant Cannot Pursue Habeas Relief, Judge Rules

Mealey's (December 11, 2019, 9:04 AM EST) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — An Indian sentenced to spend time in a tribal prison for domestic assault- related convictions lost his chance for habeas relief Dec. 9 when a Washington federal judge found that he was not in custody and had not exhausted his tribal court remedies (Andre Picard v. Colville Tribal Jail, et al., No. 2:19-cv-00244, E.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211866)....