United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for two sexual offenses committed against a minor in Indian country is affirmed over claims that the district court erred in admitting testimony regarding two prior sexual assaults and in giving an instruction to the jury on the unavailability of intoxication as a defense to the crimes charged.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2006
• Published 05/18/2006

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William A. Delaney, III, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas J. Wright, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, SD (Michelle G. Tapken, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.