A member of the Fort Peck Tribes who was convicted of murder cannot be banished by a Montana county, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
In a unanimous decision, the court said Arrow Weinberger, 66, cannot be barred from returning to his home in Roosevelt County. The court said the punishment was not justified.
Weinberger served a life sentence for his crime. He currently lives in Oregon but wants to be near his family, his lawyer said.
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High court says murderer can't be banished from county
(AP 6/30)
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Montana v. Weinberger (June 28, 2005)
Court rules Fort Peck man cannot be banished
Thursday, June 30, 2005
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