United States v. Jerome White Horse, Sr. Carl Makes Him First and Eagle Hunter, A/K/A Vetal Chasing Hawk

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Jerome White Horse, Sr., Carl Makes Him First, and Eagle Hunter appeal their convictions for knowingly converting the funds of an Indian tribal organization in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1163 (1982). Appellants’ principal argument is that the trial court erred in instructing the jury as a matter of law that the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority, of which appellants were directors, is an Indian tribal organization as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1163. We conclude that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to submit for the jury’s determination…