United States v. Charles Blue Bird

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 03-2544 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the District of Charles Blue Bird, * South Dakota. * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: February 10, 2004 Filed: June 23, 2004 ___________ Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. After a jury convicted Charles Blue Bird of the sexual abuse of a minor under 18 U.S.C. § 2243(a), he appealed. Because we find that the district court…