PHELPS v. UNITED STATES

No. 11377.

160 F.2d 626 (1947)

PHELPS v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 10, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. L. Simmons and Roy F. Allan, both of Billings, Mont., for appellant.

John B. Tansil, U. S. Atty., and Merle C. Groene, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Billings, Mont., for appellee.

Before GARRECHT, MATHEWS, and STEPHENS, Circuit Judges.


GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, a member of the Crow Indian Tribe residing on the Crow Indian Reservation, in the State of Montana, was convicted of stealing 271 ewe sheep on the reservation, in violation of the provisions of 18 U.S.C.A. § 548. From the judgment of conviction, he brings this appeal.

Five specifications of error are urged in the appellant's brief. We shall consider each seriatim.

1. "The district court erred when it held...

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