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U.S. v. JOE

No. 92-2213.

8 F.3d 1488 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin JOE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 3, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. McCue, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for defendant-appellant.

David Williams, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Don J. Svet, U.S. Atty., and Joe M. Romero, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., were on the brief), Albuquerque, NM, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LOGAN, TACHA and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Joe, a Native American living on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico, was convicted of one count of first degree murder (Count I) and one count of second degree murder (Count II) in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 1111(a). Mr. Joe was sentenced to life imprisonment for Count I and a concurrent term of life imprisonment for Count II. Joe appeals his conviction and sentence. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. ...

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