STATE v. ALLAN

No. 12685.

607 P.2d 426 (1980)

100 Idaho 918

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ralph Joseph ALLAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

February 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold E. Park, St. Maries, for defendant-appellant.

David H. Leroy, Atty. Gen., Lynn E. Thomas, Arthur J. Berry, Deputy Attys. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.


DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Ralph Joseph Allan, a Quinault Indian, from a conviction for bribery which was committed within the boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in Kootenai County, Idaho. We reverse Allan's conviction and in so doing, hold that the state had no jurisdiction to try the defendant for the offense charged.

In April, 1975, the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney filed an information against Allan, charging...

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