United States v. Harold Bear Runner

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Harold Bear Runner appeals a conviction based on a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153 and S. D. Compiled Laws Ann. § 22-22-19 (1967) for incest. The government’s evidence rested primarily on the testimony of the victim, defendant’s 12 year old daughter.

Defendant asserts as error on appeal that reasonable doubt of his guilt exists as a matter of law since there was no corroboration of the victim’s testimony; and that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior incestuous acts. We affirm.

In urging the need for corroboration, defendant relies on the decision in United…