Legal Opinion

United States v. Leo Sure Chief, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 17, 2006No. 05-30214PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRABER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Leo Sure Chief, Jr., challenges his conviction for aggravated sexual abuse on two grounds: (1) the district court erred by refusing to dismiss the indictment because the applicable statute of limitations had run, and (2) the district court erred by limiting the evidence that Defendant was allowed to present at trial. We hold that the statute of limitations had not expired and that Defendant suffered no prejudice from the exclusion of the proffered evidence. We therefore affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited10 opinions

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  4. United States v. Michael H. Boulware, United States of America v. Michael H. BoulwareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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