Judge To Rule On Whether Alleged Child Sex Abuse Happened In Indian Country

Mealey's (April 10, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on April 8 agreed to make a pretrial determination in a child sex abuse case on whether the land upon which the alleged crimes occurred is defined as Indian country for purposes of federal criminal jurisdiction (United States v. Tyrone Coriz, No. 1:17-cr-1105, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59907)....