Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin Jasper Fire Thunder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1990No. 89-5588PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Benjamin Jasper Fire Thunder pled guilty to two counts of illegal sexual contact in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2244(a) and 2245(3). On appeal, he raises several issues with respect to the sentence imposed by the district court. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The probation office in its presentence investigation (PSI) described the offenses to which Fire Thunder pled guilty.-'
Count I (a non-guideline count) — According to the U.S. Attorney’s file, the defendant, during the summer months of 1987 caused [Fire Thunder’s eight year-old cousin by marriage] to touch his penis…
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