Legal Opinion

United States v. Willard Makes Room for Them, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 1, 1995No. 94-2686PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Willard Makes Room For Them, Jr. (Makes Room), appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree murder, presenting five issues on appeal. We affirm the conviction and sentence in all respects save one. We reverse the two level enhancement under U.S..S.G. § 3B1.1(c) for leadership role and remand for resentencing.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises from an unfortunate mix of juveniles, 1 alcohol and weapons. The events giving rise to the charged offense occurred oñ the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. On the afternoon of November 2, 1993, Makes Room, who was…

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