United States v. Mark High Elk, United States of America v. Richard Laplante

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

The Appellants, co-defendants Mark High Elk and Richard LaPlante, each were convicted by a jury of two felony counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and aiding and abetting the assault in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 113(a)(6) and 2, and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and aiding and abetting the simple assault in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 113(a)(5) and 2. The Appellants appeal their respective convictions and sentences. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

By a four-count indictment, each Appellant was charged with…