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Criminal

Jan. 4, 2005

Panel Weighs Alcoholism In Tossing Stiff Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO - American Indians' struggle with alcohol abuse must be factored into their clashes with federal law, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has held.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - American Indians' struggle with alcohol abuse must be factored into their clashes with federal law, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has held.
        The result favors a Blackfeet Indian tribe member from Montana named Vernon Lee...

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