Legal Opinion
United States v. Effie Sylvia Little Bear
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1978No. 78-1232PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Effie Sylvia Little Bear takes this direct appeal from her jury conviction for manslaughter for the stabbing of Charles Warren Byington, committed within the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in the District of North Dakota, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112, 1153 (1976). 1 The district court sentenced Ms. Little Bear to imprisonment for a term of two years. On this appeal Ms. Little Bear contends that (1) the district court erred in refusing to suppress statements she made to FBI agents, and (2) the jury selection procedure discriminated against rural residents,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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