The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals by the Fifth Circuit on August 29, 2008:
U.S. v. Salazar (Higginbotham, Davis, Barksdale, JJ.; opinion by Barksdale, J.) (appeal from E.D. Tex.). Affirming conviction and sentence for witness tampering offense. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction against the defendant’s sufficiency challenge, […]
The following opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 28, 2008:
Richardson v. Quarterman (Jones, C.J., Garwood, Jolly, JJ.; opinion by Garwood, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming denial of habeas relief to petitioner on argument that trial judge should have recused himself because the trial judge’s […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 25, 2008:
Butler v. Cain (Davis, Southwick, Clark, JJ.; opinion by Southwick, J.). The petitioner did not file for direct appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder timely, but the Louisiana Supreme Court subsequently considered (and denied) […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 20, 2008:
U.S. v. Hayes (Higginbotham, Benavides, Dennis, JJ.; opinion by Dennis, J.). Vacating district court’s order of habeas relief related to ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing stage and remanding for and evidentiary hearing on […]
The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 6, 2008:
U.S. v. Ramos-Cardenas (King, Stewart, Prado, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (revision of opinion originally released on April 9, 2008). Affirming convictions on charges of possession of more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, holding that the […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 30, 2008:
U.S. v. Gulley (King, DeMoss, Southwick, JJ.; per curiam) (substituted for opinion released April 8, 2008). The Fifth Circuit held that there was sufficient evidence for a rational jury to conclude that the defendant aided […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 15, 2008:
U.S. v. Edelkind (Reavley, Smith, Dennis, JJ.; opinion by Dennis, J.). Affirming conviction of defendant for willful failure to pay child support for child in another state, holding (1) that criminal non-support is continuing conduct, […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on April 9, 2008:
U.S. v. Ramos-Cardenas (King, Stewart, Prado, JJ.; per curiam). Affirming convictions on drug possession charges, holding that the evidence was sufficient, that the defendants’ Sixth Amendment confrontation clause rights were not violated by the admission of post-arrest […]
Published opinions released by the U.S. 5th Circuit on April 8, 2008:
U.S. v. Gulley (King, DeMoss, Southwick, JJ., per curiam). Affirming conviction for first degree murder; finding sufficient evidence; finding no error in district court’s exclusion of evidence of victim’s eight prior instances of violence, which defendant had sought to introduce to support self-defense […]
5/2/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 2, 2008:
U.S. v. Fambro (Higginbotham, Smith, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Owen, J.). The Fifth Circuit affirmed the defendant’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and his sentence of 327 months’ imprisonment. […]