F-2017-991
In OCCA case No. F-2017-991, Laurie Jean Martin appealed her conviction for Misdemeanor Manslaughter in the First Degree. In an unpublished decision, the court decided that the State of Oklahoma did not have jurisdiction to prosecute her because she is a member of the Choctaw Nation and the crime occurred within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Reservation. The court reversed Martin’s conviction and remanded the case with instructions to dismiss it.