Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Fool Bear, Sr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 6, 2018No. 17-3202PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Following a two-day trial, Robert Fool Bear, Sr., was convicted of Attempted Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child by Force, and Incest in Indian Country. He was sentenced to 360 months in prison. He now appeals.

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Following an investigation by the Standing Rock Sioux Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fool Bear was charged with sexually abusing his minor niece. A grand jury returned a five-count indictment. Fool Bear proceeded to trial.

At trial, Fool Bear's niece testified…

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2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Garrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. United States v. Gabriel White Plume, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2024
  4. United States v. Cyrus FreeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Edrick EllisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025

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