Divided Supreme Court Says Double Jeopardy Doesn’t Apply To Indian’s Assault Case

Mealey's (June 13, 2022, 12:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A tribal member’s federal court conviction and 30-year-sentence for sexual assault in Indian country following his guilty plea for the same offense in a tribal court is not a double-jeopardy violation of the U.S. Constitution because his “single act led to separate prosecutions for violations of a tribal ordinance and a federal statute,” the U.S. Supreme Court held June 13, affirming in a 6-3 decision....