U.S. v. SHERIDAN

No. 00-2822.

270 F.3d 669 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Blackbird SHERIDAN, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Norris, Asst. U.S. Attorney, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

Eduardo Zendejas, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellee.

Before: WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Blackbird Sheridan, an enrolled member of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, pled guilty to sexual abuse of a minor child more than four years younger than himself within an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2243(a) and 1153. In addition to assigning Sheridan a criminal history category of I and a two-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility, the district court further departed downward because the Sentencing...

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