Legal Opinion
United States v. Melvin Francis Cree, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1990No. 89-5611PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Senior District Judge.
On July 1, 1989, an automobile struck and killed Samson Baley Houle approximately three miles north of Dunseith, North Dakota, in Indian country. Defendant Melvin Francis Cree was the driver of the automobile. A jury found Cree guilty of involuntary manslaughter, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112 & 1153, and the court sentenced Cree under the Sentencing Guidelines to a term of 27 months in prison. Cree appeals only his sentence, arguing the district court erred (1) in increasing his base offense level for victim vulnerability and (2) in failing to reduce his base offense…
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