United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' convictions for harboring illegal aliens for financial gain are affirmed over their claim that the district court erred in denying their motion to suppress evidence discovered as a result of their arrests.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2005
• Published 05/18/2005

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Renata Ann Gowie (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S., Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Brent Evan Newton, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Michael L. Herman, Houston, TX, for Teresa De Jesus-Batres., John Riley Friesell (argued), Bellaire, TX, for Jose Alvarez-Batres., Ali Fazel (argued), Scardino Courtney & Fazel, Houston, TX, for Walberto Alvarez-Batres.