United States v. Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier appeals his conviction of escape from a federal prison in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751, and of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a). Peltier contends that he was denied adequate cross-examination of a government witness, and that he was improperly restricted in presenting his theory of defense.

In an unpublished decision on March 20, 1981, we remanded for a new trial because of the trial court’s restriction of the defendant’s right to cross-examine a government witness. See Davis v. Alaska, 415 U.S. 308, 94 S.Ct. 1105, 39 L.Ed.2d 347…