Legal Opinion
United States v. Ira H. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2003No. 02-1912PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Ira H. Roberts pled guilty to aggravated sexual abuse of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 & 2241(c). The district court departed downward from the guideline range it had calculated and sentenced Roberts to 45 months. The government appeals, and we reverse.
The acts that were the basis for the charges in this case occurred in May 1997 on the Omaha Indian Reservation after Roberts went out drinking with Gardner Grant and his girlfriend. The three ended up at the girlfriend’s house where they continued drinking and eventually went to sleep on a blanket on the floor.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Fernando Diaz-Diaz, United States of America v. Fernando Diaz-DiazCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. David Yazzie Jones, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Geneva Gallegos, Also Known as Leann RaelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. Antonio Rodriguez, United States of America v. Antonio RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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