Legal Opinion
United States v. John H. Sitting Bear, United States of America v. Melinda L. Marshall
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2006No. 05-2367, 05-2368PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
John H. Sitting Bear pleaded guilty to committing second degree murder in Indian country, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 1111, and Melinda L. Marshall pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second degree murder in Indian country, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153,1111, and 2, following the tragic death of their four-year-old son, John, Jr. The district court 1 sentenced each of them to 228 months (19 years) of imprisonment, from which they both appeal. We affirm as to each defendant.
I. Background
Sitting Bear and Marshall were the parents of four-year-old John, Jr., who died following a period of…
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