UNITED STATES v. AMERICAN HORSE

No. 81-1586.

671 F.2d 286 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Emmett AMERICAN HORSE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary G. Colbath, argued, Banks & Johnson, a Professional Corp., Rapid City, S. D., for appellant.

Jeffrey L. Viken, U. S. Atty., D. South Dakota, Rapid City, S. D., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Emmett American Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota1 on December 12, 1979, for second degree murder for the December 9, 1979 death of his wife Ellen Reno American Horse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1153. Defendant was arraigned on April 1, 1980, and pled not guilty. Defendant was represented by counsel throughout the pretrial...

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