Legal Opinion

United States v. Darla June Yellow Earrings

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 1, 1989No. 89-5142PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

The Government appeals the sentence of Darla June Yellow Earrings, alleging the district court 1 erred in departing below the range specified in the United States Sen-fencing Guidelines. We reject the Government’s contentions and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 21, 1980, Darla June Yellow Earrings, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, drove with three friends to the ranch of Chris Struder on the Standing Rock Reservation. They brought with them a half-pint of whiskey and an unknown quantity of beer. Upon arrival, the group proceeded to socialize with Struder at…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Tracey Donell White, United States of America v. Clarence JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Eddie Wayne RobersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Felino RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. United States v. Stacey C. Koon, Cross-Appellee. United States of America v. Laurence M. Powell, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Michael E. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Gregory Scott Bigelow, Vincent Lima, and Anthony W. Vaughan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Kenneth Blankenship v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Mareno M. WalokeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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