Poacher let go?

[Hilljackoutlaw]

The article leaves alot out there to speculate. Really lacking info. If somebody had more info on what happened share the link.

Deer Hunting Violation Leads to Legal Skirmish Between Oklahoma, Native Tribes

The state asserts its civil authority after U.S. Supreme Court decisions on criminal jurisdiction.

www.wsj.com

 

[44hunter45]

Paywalled. I can only see the teaser.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I was paywalled to now that you say that. Which is why I thought the article was lacking info.

 

[FairWeather]

I can’t read the whole thing either, but it’s not surprising if the case was thrown out. This past Wednesday my chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association had the ODFW anti poaching coordinator in to present, and from what they were saying it’s pretty hard to get judges to hear these cases.

Oddly enough, a large part of the problem is a lack of public defenders. If the poacher doesn’t have their entitled legal representation, they can’t be put on trial. With how few public defenders there are to go around, most poaching cases fall to the bottom of the priority list and get tossed out. Never would have thought not being able to afford a lawyer could actually benefit a criminal.

 

[Scott85]

This will answer a lot. Native American+ Eastern Ok= untouchable. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108717407/supreme-court-narrows-native-americans-oklahoma