U.S. v. THUNDER HAWK

No. 96-3481.

127 F.3d 705 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nathan THUNDER HAWK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Martin Hickey, Rapid City, SD, argued, for defendant-appellant.

Ted L. McBride, Asst. U.S. Atty., Rapid City, SD, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAGG, HEANEY, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Nathan Thunder Hawk entered a conditional guilty plea to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and the district court1 sentenced him to eighteen months in prison and three years of supervised release. On appeal, Thunder Hawk alleges that the district court erred in exercising jurisdiction over this case because federal authorities have no jurisdiction over offenses committed by one Indian...

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