Opinion ID: 1454573
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Heading: statement of facts/course of proceedings

Text: The factual background of this action was stipulated by the parties. On April 16, 1989, Snyder was driving his motor vehicle in the Whitebird Housing Area which is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation near Lapwai, Idaho. The road upon which Snyder was driving is not maintained by the State, county or a political subdivision of the State of Idaho. Snyder was initially stopped by a law enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on a possible warrant service. Shortly thereafter, an Idaho State Police patrolman arrived at the scene and requested that Snyder perform several standard field sobriety tests. Snyder was arrested and charged for driving under the influence in violation of I.C. § 18-8004. Snyder filed a motion to dismiss the charge on the grounds that the State of Idaho did not have jurisdiction to arrest and charge him with driving under the influence on a road within the reservation that is not maintained by the State. The magistrate court denied the motion and Snyder entered a conditional plea of guilty pursuant to I.C.R. 11(a)(2). On appeal the district court affirmed the magistrate's decision and this appeal followed.