Legal Opinion

United States v. Daniel Greatwalker

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 30, 2004No. 02-4082PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Per curiam

Daniel Greatwalker, a Native American, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Indian country in exchange for a thirty-five year sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 1111(a), 1153. Greatwalker moved to withdraw his plea, and the district court denied his motion. Greatwalker appealed asserting he should be allowed to withdraw his plea because his sentence was less than the statutory mandatory life sentence. We agreed. United States v. Greatwalker, 285 F.3d 727, 729 (8th Cir.2002).

On remand, Greatwalker’s case went to trial. Testimony established that on the night of the killing, Greatwalker sought out…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States of America,appellee v. Euka Wadlington,appellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by26 opinions

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