Legal Opinion
United States v. Reno Soundingsides
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1987No. 86-1239PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.
Defendant-appellant Reno Murray Soundingsides, also known as Robert Murray Willow, was convicted on a jury verdict of guilty of the second degree murder of a young Arapahoe Indian Woman, Valerie K. Quiver, on or about December 12, 1980, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1153. Defendant appeals. We conclude that because of several items of prejudicial evidence improperly admitted, the conviction must be reversed and the case must be remanded for a new trial.
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Viewed most favorably to the verdict as required, the evidence at trial showed that on December 11, 1980,…
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