United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's convictions and sentence for embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization is affirmed where: 1) where the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions; 2) a trial judge's questions, in the presence of the jury, to witnesses to clarify their testimony were not inappropriate and did not deprive defendant of a fair trial; 3) there was no error as to the loss calculation at sentencing; and 4) the sentence was not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/26/2007
• Published 12/26/2007

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randall B. Turner, argued, Aberdeen, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David L. Zuercher, AUSA, argued, Pierre, SD, for appellee.