United States v. Ronald Keiser, Jr.

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Reiser shot Victor Romero, paralyzing him from the waist down. The shooting occurred inside the boundaries of Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. Reiser was indicted and convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 113(f) (assault resulting in serious bodily injury). He is currently serving a prison term of 71 months. He raises on appeal two claims regarding his conviction: (1) that the district court’s instruction on self-defense and defense of another was not appropriate under the facts of this case; and (2) that the district court improperly excluded…