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U.S. v. LaFUENTE

Nos. 94-2424, 94-2530 and 94-2533.

54 F.3d 457 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Richard John LaFUENTE, also known as Ricky LaFuente, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. John Emmanuel PEREZ, also known as John Perez, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard John LaFUENTE, also known as Ricky LaFuente, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John Emmanuel PEREZ, also known as John Perez, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1995.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn E. Croods, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fargo, ND, argued. Dennis D. Fisher and Norman G. Anderson appeared on the brief, for appellant.

Jonathan T. Garaas, Fargo, ND, argued, for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Chief Judge, FAGG and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is but the latest phase of the extensive litigation growing out of the August 1983 beating and murder of Jerome Edward ("Eddie") Peltier on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation in North Dakota.1 Richard John LaFuente was convicted of first-degree murder for driving the car that ran over and killed Peltier, and John Emmanuel Perez was convicted of second-degree murder. Both are in prison. LaFuente is serving a...

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