Justices Vacate, Remand 4 Criminal Cases Based On Oklahoma Reservation Ruling

Mealey's (July 10, 2020, 8:26 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After deciding earlier in the day in Jimcy McGirt v. Oklahoma that the size of an Indian tribe’s reservation remains the same for the purpose of federal criminal jurisdiction, the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 disposed of four other petitions for certiorari filed by convicted criminals in Oklahoma by granting the petitions, vacating and remanding to a state appeals court “for further consideration in light of” McGirt (Patrick Joseph Terry v. Oklahoma, No. 18-8801, Joe Johnson, Jr. v. Oklahoma, No. 18-6098, Travis Wayne Bentley v. Oklahoma, No. 19-5417, Keith Elmo Davis v. Oklahoma, No. 19-6428, U.S. Sup.)....