U.S. v. TSINNIJINNIE

No. 95-10278.

91 F.3d 1285 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry TSINNIJINNIE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Williams, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona, for defendant-appellant.

Timothy C. Holtzen, Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, Arizona, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Tsinnijinnie appeals his conviction after a jury trial for sexual abuse of a minor. The district court permitted the government to impeach Tsinnijinnie by reading from his plea of guilty in tribal court to a reduced charge of endangering a minor based upon substantially the same conduct which he denied in the district court. The district court also admitted, over defense objections, evidence of Tsinnijinnie's prior physical abuse of the victim...

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