Legal Opinion
United States v. Marlon Dale Sun Bear, A/K/A Dale Sun Bear, A/K/A Ben James
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2002No. 02-1196PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Marlon Dale Sun Bear (Sun Bear) was charged with committing and aiding and abetting second degree murder, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1153 & 2. After Sun Bear pled guilty, the district court1 determined he qualified as a career offender and sentenced him to 360 months in prison. On appeal,' Sun Bear argues that he should not have been sentenced as a career offender. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 9, 2001, Sun Bear spent the day drinking beer and smoking marijuana. In the evening, he began arguing with his uncle, Cordell Sun Bear (Cordell), over which of them would…
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