they happened in Tribal complex property which was trust land and thus not Indian Country nor formally a part of the reservation. The government ruled against this appeal claiming that the federal government owned the land in trust for Indians and it was thus Indian Country. Roberts also argued that he should not have an enhanced sentence for abusing a position of trust. References External links Hollis E. Roberts at choctawnation.com 21st-century Native Americans 20th-century Native American politicians 1943 births 2011 deaths Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma state legislators in Oklahoma Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives People from Hugo, Oklahoma People from Idabel, Oklahoma Oklahoma politicians convicted of crimes Native American city councillors