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