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033069P.pdf 10/14/2005 United States v. Timothy Red Elk
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 03-3069
District of South Dakota
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Arnold and Colloton, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. While the district court erred in
sentencing defendant under a mandatory guidelines scheme, the error was
harmless as there was no nothing in the record showing that defendant's
sentence would have been different under an advisory guidelines scheme.
033069P.pdf 05/28/2004 United States v. Timothy Red Elk
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 03-3069
District of South Dakota
Criminal case - Sentencing Guidelines. District court did not err in
applying the cross-reference in Section 2A3.2(c)(1) of the guidelines; no
error in imposing enhancement for obstruction of justice based on
defendant's false testimony at trial; district court did not err in denying
motion for new trial based on defendant's argument that the weight of the
evidence established his affirmative defense that he believed the victims
were 16, as it was not unreasonable for the jury to reject his defense in
light of his own statements that he thought the victims were 13 to 15
years old.
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with M. Arnold and Colloton, Circuit Judges]