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Marvin Keith Stitt v. City of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Paid petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, No. M-2022-984 · judgment March 6, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a state may exercise criminal jurisdiction over an Indian for conduct in Indian country absent a valid congressional grant of authority.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brett Allen Chapman
Brett A. Chapman, Attorney at Law PLLC

For respondent
Jack Christopher Blair
City of Tulsa

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 27 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 22 2025
    Reply of petitioner Marvin Keith Stitt filed.
  4. Aug 08 2025
    Brief of respondent Tulsa, Oklahoma in opposition filed.
  5. Jul 07 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2025)