U.S. v. PAPAKEE

Nos. 08-2032, 08-2037.

573 F.3d 569 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. LaMont William PAPAKEE, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Connie Frances Blackcloud, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Hammond, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellant, Papakee.

Erik K. Parrish, argued, Des Moines, IA, for Appellant, Blackcloud.

Ian K. Thornhill, AUSA, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellee.

Before COLLOTON, BRIGHT, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

LaMont William Papakee and Connie Frances Blackcloud were convicted by a jury of committing sexual abuse against a Native American woman, L.D., in Indian country. The district court1 sentenced Papakee and Blackcloud to 360 months' and 262 months' imprisonment, respectively. Both defendants appeal, challenging an evidentiary ruling made at trial, the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their convictions, and...

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