United States v. Blackbird Sheridan

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Blackbird Sheridan, an enrolled member of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, pled guilty to sexual abuse of a minor child more than four years younger than himself within an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2243(a) and 1153. In addition to assigning Sheridan a criminal history category of I and a two-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility, the district court further departed downward because the Sentencing Guidelines did not adequately account for the conduct involved and because Sheridan had a “generally minimal criminal history.” The…