Legal Opinion
United States v. Earl Hillsberg
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 1987No. 85-2458PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial, Earl Hillsberg was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Because Hillsberg is a member of the Menominee Indian tribe and the killing occurred on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin, he was prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 1111. Hillsberg appeals. We have jurisdiction of the. appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We will affirm.
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On April 27, 1985, Earl Hillsberg spent the afternoon drinking with a number of companions at various bars. They adjourned to the home of one of the party, Charla Lyons, at…
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