Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Randall Gene Whitefeather
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2002No. 01-2786PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Randall Gene Whitefeather was found guilty of simple assault on the Red Lake Reservation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(5) (2000). On his appeal, White-feather contends that the district court 2 improperly instructed the jury on the definition of simple assault and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
A group of children and adults gathered one evening at a campfire by a wooded trail on the reservation to consume marijuana and alcoholic beverages, and fourteen year old M.R. joined in the party and subsequently passed out beside the fire. When…
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