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United States v. Mike Chase

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2006No. 05-2070PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Mike Chase appeals from the judgment and sentence entered by the district court 1 on the jury’s finding that Chase was guilty of voluntary manslaughter. We affirm.

I

At about 6:00 p.m. on August 23, 2004, Chase and several of his family members and friends gathered at Chase’s mother’s home in the Eastridge housing development on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Clay Gibbons was also present. Chase and Gibbons argued, whereupon Gibbons threatened Chase with a knife, which incorporated brass knuckles as part of its handle. Chase disarmed Gibbons, and…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. United States v. Louis F. PiraniCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Lavonne Roach, United States of America v. Rodney Jackson, United States of America v. Kevin Eagle TailCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Mario ClaiborneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Nicholas R. DiekenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by53 opinions

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  3. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. Harris v. ChandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Amesheo D. CannonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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