U.S. v. SHIELD

No. 15-2341, No. 15-2369.

831 F.3d 1079 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Wesley Running SHIELD Defendant-Appellant. United States of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael Alford Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2016.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 29, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant Mr. Wesley Running Shield was Frank Driscoll , of Rapid City, SD.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Mr. Michael Alford was Gregory John Sperlich , of Rapid City, SD.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Kevin Koliner , AUSA, of Sioux Falls, SD. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Sarah Boensch Collins , AUSA, of Rapid City, SD.

Before SMITH and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and GRITZNER, District Judge.


A jury convicted Wesley Running Shield and Michael Alford of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The district court2 sentenced both Running Shield and Alford to 180 months imprisonment. The defendants appeal their sentences. We affirm.

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