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The decision has no bearing on land ownership or governance, but will force Oklahoma to tie up its historical loose ends. EDIT: I originally incorrectly wrote

• AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  He was a bit more than "accused". He was convicted. And, they didn't interrupt the trial. He's been in prison for more than two decades for this crime.
  • dmix 6y ago
    > McGirt, 71, has served more than two decades in prison after being convicted in 1997 in Wagoner County in eastern Oklahoma of rape, lewd molestation and forcible sodomy of a 4-year-old girl. McGirt, who did not contest his guilt in the case before the justices, had appealed a 2019 ruling by a state appeals court in favor of Oklahoma. The crime part seems largely insignificant to this ruling. It was mostly just a proxy for a larger question at hand of who should have handled his case. It's unlikely this guy will suddenly go free given his admission of guilt.
    • AnimalMuppet 6y ago
      I didn't read this article as saying that he had admitted guilt. I read it as saying that for purposes of this case, he didn't contest his guilt. That is, the basis of this case is not a claim that he is innocent; it's a claim that the wrong court convicted him. If I missed something, feel free to point it out...
      • dmix 6y ago
        That's a good point. You're right, he just wasn't challenging it, not that he claimed guilt.