No Habeas Relief For Oklahoma Man Claiming Crime Was In Indian Country

Mealey's ( September 1, 2022, 7:37 AM EDT) -- MUSKOGEE, Okla. — An Oklahoma federal judge on Aug. 29 dismissed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for causing a fatal crash while driving drunk and sought to challenge his state court convictions by claiming that he is a tribal member and the crash happened in Indian country, so the federal government had jurisdiction....