United States v. Orville Victor Belt, United States of America v. Floyd Lewis Rouillard

LAY, Circuit Judge.

The defendants Orville Belt and Floyd Rouillard were each convicted of one count of burglary in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153 1 and S.D.C.L. § 22-32-1, 2 two counts of robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2111, 3 and one count of larceny in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 661. 4 The charges were based on a single incident which occurred on the night of December 21, 1973, at the home of Samuel and Jennie Eagle Star near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. On that night, intruders broke into the Eagle Stars’ home, beat both Mr. and Mrs. Eagle Star and left with money, a Treasury check and some…