United States Fifth Circuit

The congressional definition of playground must be proven as an element of a 21 U.S.C. section 860(a) offense involving drug activity "within 1000 feet of a playground."

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2006
• Published 06/02/2006

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Mara A. Blatt, San Antonio, TX, for U.S., Alexander Lee Calhoun, Law Office of Alex Calhoun, Austin, TX, for Alvarez., Solomon L. Wisenberg (argued), Adrienne Urrutia Wisenberg, Wisenberg & Wisenberg, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Pinon.