U.S. v. RODRIQUEZ

No. 96-4095.

116 F.3d 1225 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bennie Joe RODRIQUEZ, also known as Bennie Joe Rodriguez, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Pfeifle, Rapid City, SD, argued (Peggy S. Little, on the brief), for appellant.

Robert A. Mandel, Sioux Falls, SD, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Bennie Joe Rodriquez appeals his convictions of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily harm.1 We affirm.

I.

Rodriquez's convictions stem from the stabbing of Shawn Poor Bear. On appeal, Rodriquez advances two arguments: first, that his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself was violated because the jury discussed his failure to testify at trial...

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