Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented in this case is whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment bars the prosecution of an Indian in a federal district court under the Major Crimes Act, 18 U. S. C. § 1153 , when he has previously been convicted in a tribal court of…
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