10th Circuit Reverses Man’s Convictions Due To Lack Of Evidence Of Indian Status

(January 25, 2024, 1:21 PM EST) -- DENVER — The convictions of a man charged with sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact must be reversed because the United States failed to sufficiently present evidence of the man’s non-Indian status, an essential element of crimes brought under the Indian Country Crimes Act, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found Jan. 24 in reversing the man’s convictions....