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U.S. v. SHELDON TREE TOP

No. 18-1816.

931 F.3d 720 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHELDON TREE TOP, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 26, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meghan N. Dilges , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of South Dakota, Pierre, SD, Eric D. Kelderinan , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Rapid City, SD, Kevin Koliner , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sheldon Tree Top, Pro Se.

Randall B. Turner , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Pierre, SD, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

In 2014, Sheldon Tree Top sold a single bald eagle feather to a confidential informant for $50. A week later, he sold 63 eagle feathers and several hawk feathers to the same informant for $80. Based on these purchases, the government charged Tree Top with two counts of selling eagle feathers, in violation of the Bald and Golden...

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