U.S. v. KNIFE

No. 93-1426.

9 F.3d 705 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dion Luther KNIFE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al Arendt, Pierre, SD, argued, for defendant-appellant.

Mikal Hanson, Pierre, SD, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, MAGILL, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Dion Luther Knife appeals the twenty-seven month sentence he received after pleading guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of twelve, within Indian country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2244(a)(1), and 2245(3). Knife argues that the district court1 erred in determining that he committed the offense by means of force or threat within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. §...

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