Federal Judge In Oklahoma Denies Relief To Prisoner Based On McGirt

Mealey's (September 2, 2021, 12:08 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man in state prison on drug and weapons charges is not entitled to habeas relief based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma because he is not an Indian and he did not commit a crime against a tribal member, a federal judge held Sept. 1 in denying relief from dismissal of the inmate’s petition....