UNITED STATES v. DION

Nos. 83-2353, 83-2521, 85-2538, 83-2543 and 83-2544.

762 F.2d 674 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Dwight DION, Sr., Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Asa PRIMEAUX, Sr., Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dwight DION, Sr., Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lyle DION, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Terry Fool BULL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Dow, William D. Kenyon and Richard Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., for Dion and appellants.

James Kilbourne, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for United States.

Before HEANEY, JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Dwight Dion, Sr., Lyle Dion, Jr., Asa Primeaux, Sr., and Terry Fool Bull appeal their convictions of "taking" or "selling" eagles and other protected migratory birds or bird parts in violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Act (BGEA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 668-668d (1982), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 703-711 (1982), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1543 (1982). As the appeals...

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