Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-17-1992
Abstract
The Blackfeet Tribal Court of Appeals remanded this case back to the lower court for an immediate jury trial for two reasons. First, the court held that the Tribal Court exists to protect the rights of the people. The prosecutor was allowed to assume a case practically as it came before the bench does not ensure that an orderly, consistent, fair judicial process can be followed. The Tribal Court’s professionalism is allowed to be diminished during these times, in which the appellant’s are likely to find a substantiated basis to have decisions reversed. Second, the court held that once a prosecutor starts a case, they must complete it without bringing in a new prosecutor mid case.
Recommended Citation
Tribe v. Glaze, 92-AP-01 (Blkft. Tr. Ct. App., March 17, 1992)