Magistrate: Sovereignty Rule Bars Indian Sex Offender’s Bid To Vacate Sentence

Mealey's (February 18, 2021, 12:18 PM EST) -- PHOENIX — A tribal member who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a mentally challenged woman cannot show that his attorney was ineffective for not arguing a double jeopardy defense based on the man’s tribal court conviction for the same incident, an Arizona federal magistrate judge said Feb. 16 in recommending denial of the defendant’s motion to vacate his more than 18-year prison sentence....