In Affirming Conviction, 11th Circuit Says It’s Irrelevant If Man Is Cherokee

(September 18, 2023, 10:54 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — It is irrelevant whether a man is a member of the Cherokee Nation because he violated federal firearms laws and his crimes did not occur in Indian country, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming the man’s conviction by a federal jury....