State v. Hall
Nov 19, 2018OUTCOME: Dismissal with Prejudice
This case involved the interplay of Washington State's criminal jurisdiction over individuals owning fee simple property on Native American/Tribal lands. I successfully argued that the Tribal Cour ... t had no jurisdiction to charge the Defendant because Defendant was a non-Indian who lived on fee simple land within the boundaries of a recognized Indian reservation. As a result, the search warrant in this case was invalid and the fruit of any search would have been suppressed. The State was unable to proceed to trial because the entirety of the evidence collected to support the charge was based on an invalid warrant. Ultimately, the Court dismissed the current charge with prejudice.
