United States v. Eddie Hummingbird

[Published]

Eddie Hummingbird pled guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2244(b), and 2246(3). The district court 1 calculated his sentencing guideline range at 6-12 months. The court varied upward, sentencing Hummingbird to 24 months, the statutory maximum. Hummingbird appeals, contending the sentence is substantively unreasonable. We affirm.

I. Background

On April 14, 2012, Hummingbird gave the victim, Michelle Two Charger, a ride from a bar in Kilgore, Nebraska, to her home on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He asked to come…