Legal Opinion

United States v. Eagle

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 29, 2007No. 07-1045PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After Chance Eagle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Indian country, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112,1153, he appealed, raising a plethora of evidentiary issues. We affirm.

I

Mr. Eagle and three teenage women were in his vehicle when it collided with another vehicle, killing its driver. At trial, the government maintained that Mr. Eagle was driving his vehicle while intoxicated when the accident occurred; Mr. Eagle sought to prove that one of the teenagers was driving. Mr. Eagle contends that the district court should have allowed him to impeach two government witnesses…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  5. United States v. EspinosaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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