U.S. v. HAWKGHOST

No. 17-2978.

903 F.3d 774 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lawrence James HAWKGHOST, also known as Lawrence James Dubray, Jr., also known as Lawrence James Smith, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who appeared on the brief and presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Michael Hansen , AFPD, of Lincoln, NE.

Counsel who appeared on the brief and presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Erin R. Eldridge , AUSA, of Omaha, NE. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Robert C. Stuart , AUSA, of Omaha, NE.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BEAM and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


Lawrence Hawkghost, an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, appeals his conviction for three counts of abusive sexual contact with A.W., a minor and enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Hawkghost argues the district court1 made erroneous evidentiary rulings. We affirm.

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