The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled the state can prosecute crimes that take place on Oneida Nation land.
74 -year-old Douglas House was sentenced to five years in prison after his conviction on second-degree sexual assault charges.
House had appealed, saying he and the victim are both registered members of the Oneida Nation and the crime took place on Oneida land.
His attorneys argued that meant the State of Wisconsin didn’t have jurisdiction over the crime.
He wanted his conviction reversed but the appeals court rejected his arguments.
