General
Mike CARPENTER, Interim Warden, petitioner, v. Patrick Dwayne MURPHY.
139 S. Ct. 626202 L. Ed. 2d 452·Supreme Court of the United States·2018
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Opinion
Mike CARPENTER, Interim Warden, petitioner,
v.
Patrick Dwayne MURPHY.
No. 17-1107.
Supreme Court of the United States
Dec. 4, 2018.
The parties, the Solicitor General, and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following two questions: (1) Whether any statute grants the state of Oklahoma jurisdiction over the prosecution of crimes committed by Indians in the area within the 1866 territorial boundaries of the Creek Nation, irrespective of the area's reservation status. (2) Whether there are circumstances in which land qualifies as an Indian reservation but nonetheless does not meet the definition of Indian country as set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 1151(a). The briefs, not to exceed 6,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2018. Reply briefs, not to exceed 3,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, January 11, 2019.