Legal Opinion
United States v. Chavez Spotted Horse
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 20, 2019No. 18-1138PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.
In October 2017, a jury found Chavez Spotted Horse guilty of three counts of Child Abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153 and SDCL § 26-10-1, as well as three counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(a)(3). Spotted Horse appeals, asserting that the district court 2 erred in four ways: (1) by defining "dangerous weapon" too broadly in its jury instructions; (2) in refusing to instruct the jury on reasonable use of disciplinary force by a guardian, which is a defense to child abuse under South Dakota law; (3) by excluding…
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