Legal Opinion

United States v. George Thunderhawk

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 27, 2015No. 14-3136PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted George Thunderhawk of abusive sexual contact of a child under 12 years of age in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(5). The district court 1 sentenced him to 41 months in prison. Thunderhawk appeals, arguing the court erred in not suppressing his allegedly involuntary confessions, in instructing the jurors to draw reasonable inferences from their experience and common sense, in denying two motions for mistrial based on improper closing arguments, and in committing three sentencing errors. We affirm.

I. Suppression Issues

In 2013, FBI Special Agent Ryan O’Neil…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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