Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Harvey LITTLECALF, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-12
Citations: 699 F. App'x 624
Docket Number: No. 16-30196
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Harvey LITTLECALF, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: McKEOWN and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and FOOTE, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 699
Pages: 624–625

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Harvey LITTLECALF, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-30196
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted August 31, 2017 Seattle, Washington
Filed October 12, 2017
John David Sullivan, Leif Johnson, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Office of the US Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee
David Merchant, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FDMT—Federal Defenders of Montana (Billings), Billings, MT, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: McKEOWN and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and FOOTE, District Judge.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Elizabeth E. Foote, United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Eric Littlecalf appeals his convictions for assault resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(6), 1153(a), and 3559(f)(3), and felony child abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153(b) and Montana Code Annotated § 45-5-212(1) and (2). The convictions stem from injuries suffered by K.L., his eight-month-old son. Littlecalf contends there was insufficient evidence to sustain the convictions. We affirm.
There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, after considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, "any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).
Evidence at trial established that K.L. suffered a skull fracture and subdural he-matoma. The government presented evidence that Littlecalf admitted to striking K.L. and that K.L.'s injuries were consistent with Littlecalfs admission. One of KL.'s treating physicians testified that KL.'s injuries involved the protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body member, organ, or mental faculty, and two of KL.'s treating physicians testified that his injuries involved extreme physical pain.
Accordingly, there was sufficient evidence for a rational jury to convict Little-calf.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.