Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence C. Cardinal
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1986No. 85-1333PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Lawrence C. Cardinal appeals his conviction for rape on an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2031. After a jury trial, Cardinal was sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment and charged a $50 fine. 18 U.S.C. § 3013(a)(2)(A). Because the alleged rape occurred on an Indian reservation and both the accused and the complainant are American Indians, exclusive federal jurisdiction was invoked under the Major Crimes Act. 18 U.S.C. § 1153.
The only fact in dispute is the occurrence of the rape itself. Lawrence Cardinal is a forty-eight-year-old American…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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