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U.S. v. PELTIER

No. 02-1761.

312 F.3d 938 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leonard PELTIER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric A. Seitz, argued, Honolulu, HI, for appellant.

Lynn E. Crooks, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Fargo, ND, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Leonard Peltier appeals the district court's1 denial of his renewed motion under Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to reduce the sentences imposed on him in 1977. We affirm.

Twenty-five years ago, following a five-week jury trial, the district court sentenced Mr. Peltier to two consecutive life terms in prison for the first degree murder of two FBI agents. The government tried...

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