U.S. v. HAIRY CHIN

No. 16-1091.

850 F.3d 398 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Velnita Jolette HAIRY CHIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Randall B. Turner , AFPD, of Pierre, SD.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Kirk W. Albertson , AUSA, of Pierre, SD.

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


Velnita Hairy Chin, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and resident of the Tribe's reservation, pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153(a) and S.D. Codified Laws § 26-10-1. The United States Probation Office recommended in Hairy Chin's presentence investigation report (PSR) that she receive...

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