Confidential
Draft Report
“Enforcement
of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968”
May 1990
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2. Federal employees in courts of
Indian offenses are prohibited from supplementing their salaries from
the money accumulated through criminal fines, court fees, and from
other sources.
3. Courts of Indian offenses personnel must comply with a request for court records made in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act .... 4. The Indian Civil Rights Act and the Constitution of the United States guarantee that individuals appearing before courts of Indian offenses will be afforded all of those rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all citizens of the United States from any federal court. 5. An indigent criminal defendant facing imprisonment must be afforded a court appointed attorney if he/she so desires. ... 6. A criminal defendant facing possible imprisonment has the right to a trial by jury of not less than six persons. ... 7. Professional attorneys can not be denied the right to practice before courts of Indian offenses. ... 8. In locations where CFR courts have been established tribal and BIA law enforcement officers |
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