Legal Opinion
United States v. Roger James Cline
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1978No. 77-1815PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a direct criminal appeal brought by appellant Roger James Cline. On the evening of March 27,1977, appellant, a non-Indian, shot and killed Hobert Horse, an Indian, within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Thus, the district court had jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1152.
At approximately 10:00 p. m. on March 28, 1977, appellant called Rapid City, South Dakota, and reported the shooting to Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ronald Grove. Appellant gave Agent Grove a signed statement in which he described the circumstances of the shooting and claimed…
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