Listen to this quote form the Cherokee DA:
"Not all eligible cases are heard in tribal court. Some
of the more severe cases may be referred to federal court due to
the fact that the maximum sentence tribal court can issue is one
year imprisonment or up to $5,000 in fines."
For those who know other Nations laws: is this something
peculiar to the Cherokee (that is, that's all they want to press)
or does the US keep tribal courts from imposing harsher sentences?
Also, does anyone know how tribal laws of any tribe
compare to US sentencing on things like Rape, Murder, Drunk Driving
and Child Abuse? Are tribal courts more lenient,less lenient, or
just the same?
- baylor