UNITED STATES v. CARDINAL

No. 85-1333.

782 F.2d 34 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence C. CARDINAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Peterson (argued), Ishpeming, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Donald Daniels, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARTIN and CONTIE, Circuit Judges and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Lawrence C. Cardinal appeals his conviction for rape on an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2031. After a jury trial, Cardinal was sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment and charged a $50 fine. 18 U.S.C. § 3013(a)(2)(A). Because the alleged rape occurred on an Indian reservation and both the accused and the complainant are American Indians, exclusive federal jurisdiction was invoked under the Major Crimes...

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