the Supreme Court ruled that Indian tribe members who are charged or committed crimes<\/a> in the Creek tribe territory or reservation cannot be prosecuted by the Oklahoma state government, the Indian tribe member can only be prosecuted in federal or tribal courts.<\/p>\n The implications may be that other tribes such as <\/span>Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, have the same effect.\u00a0 <\/span>Besides these tribes, there are dozens of other tribes that may be affected.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are charged or convicted of a crime and are recognized as an Indian by a tribe or the federal government, you may have a defense to a state court criminal case or a cause for a post-conviction or habeas corpus<\/a> action.<\/p>\n …please call Attorney Joseph Norwood at 918-582-6464<\/a> or send an email to joe@norwoodlegal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the recent United States Supreme Court cases of McGirt v. Oklahoma and Murphy v. 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