Supreme Court of the United States, 1973

Satiacum v. Washington

Satiacum v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 15, 1973 · Per Curiam
414 U.S. 1; 94 S. Ct. 209; 38 L. Ed. 2d 1; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 163 (United States Reports)

Satiacum v. Washington

Opinion

Per Curiam.

It appearing that petitioner might have been fishing at a location outside the boundaries of what is, or was, the Puyallup Indian Reservation when the acts with which he is charged were committed, and, if this were so, that the Supreme Court of Washington then unnecessarily addressed, and determined, the federal question whether the Puyallup Reservation “has ceased to exist,” the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the judgment of the Supreme Court of Washington is vacated, and the case is remanded to that court for resolution by the state courts of the factual issue whether the alleged offenses took place outside the boundaries of what is, or was, the Reservation.

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