United States v. Robert Red Feather

Robert Red Feather was convicted by a jury on nine counts of assault with intent to commit rape, 18 U.S.C. § 113(a) (1982), aggravated sexual abuse, 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a)(1) (Supp.1986), and incest, S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 22-22-1(6) and 25-1-6 (1979 & Supp.1987). Red Feather was sentenced to fifty years imprisonment. Federal district court jurisdiction exists pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1153 (Supp.1986).

Red Feather is alleged to have sexually molested his daughter Miranda Red Feather on numerous occasions. At trial Miranda was the key witness. The government’s case lasted one day. After the…