Mealey's (July 22, 2019, 1:05 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 17 upheld the murder conviction of a member of the Blackfeet Tribe after finding that he meets the requirements for federal prosecution under the Indian Major Crimes Act (United States v. Thomas Edward Mancha, No. 18-30020, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 21167)....