Legal Opinion
United States v. Samantha Flute
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 5, 2019No. 17-3727PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
After the death of Samantha Flute's newborn baby due to combined drug toxicity , the United States charged her with one count of involuntary manslaughter committed within Indian Country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112 and 1153. Flute filed a motion to dismiss the Indictment on the grounds that the charged offense did not cover her or her conduct, and the district court granted the motion. The United States appeals. Having jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we reverse.
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On August 19, 2016, Samantha Flute arrived at a Sisseton, South Dakota hospital in…
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