Denezpi v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 13, 2022 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 13, 2022
- Term
- October Term 2021
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority author
- Justice Barrett
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 596 U. S. Part 2 Pages 591–618 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT June 13, 2022 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. OCTOBER TERM, 2021 591 Syllabus DENEZPI v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the tenth circuit No. 20–7622. Argued February 22, 2022—Decided June 13, 2022 An offcer with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs fled a criminal com- plaint against Merle Denezpi, a member of the Navajo Nation, charging Denezpi with three crimes alleged to have occurred at a house located within the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation: assault and battery, in viola- tion of 6 Ute Mountain Ute Code § 2; terroristic threats, in violation of 25 CFR § 11.402; and false imprisonment, in violation of 25 CFR § 11.404. The complaint was fled in a CFR court, a court which administers jus- tice for Indian tribes in certain parts of Indian country “where tribal courts have not been established.” § 11.102. Denezpi pleaded guilty to the assault and battery charge and was sentenced to time served— 140 days' imprisonment. Six months…
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