United States v. Gerald Greger

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Gerald Greger, a resident of Wagner, South Dakota, was charged under 18 U.S.C. § 2243(a) with having a sexual relationship with a minor more than four years younger than he. Greger pled guilty but reserved the right to appeal the issue of federal jurisdliction. The district court1 sentenced him to eighteen months imprisonment, and he appealed from the judgment. We affirm.

Greger argues that the federal courts lack jurisdiction in this case because the town of Wagner is not located within the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation and is not in Indian country. Although Wagner is…