A man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash doesn't want his trial moved up.

Richard Marshall, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was supposed to go to trial in February 2009. But the U.S. Attorney's Office in South Dakota wants him to be tried in December, at the same time as John Graham, another defendant in the case.

Prosecutors want a joint trial because they are linking Graham, who is Tshimshian from Canada, to Marshall. Graham is not a member of a U.S.-recognized tribe and says he can't be tried in federal court because he is not an "Indian."

Get the Story:
Marshall’s attorney opposes Dec. 9 trial date in ’75 AIM slaying (The Rapid City Journal 10/16)

Relevant Documents:
Dismissal of John Graham Indictment | New John Graham Indictment

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