U.S. v. ROAN EAGLE

No. 87-5437.

867 F.2d 436 (1989)

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Angeline ROAN EAGLE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1989.

Certiorari Denied April 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis H. Hill, Rapid City, S.D., for appellant.

Robert A. Mandel, Asst. U.S. Atty., Rapid City, S.D., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Angeline Roan Eagle and Georgianna Brave were charged, in a single indictment, with first degree murder for the killing of Roland Belt. Because all three were American Indians and the crime took place on an Indian reservation, federal jurisdiction exists under 18 U.S.C. § 1153.1

Brave pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, 18 U.S.C. § 1112, which carries a maximum 10 year sentence...

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