United States Fifth Circuit

A sentence for bringing in and harboring certain aliens is affirmed where defendant's method of transporting aliens created a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury, for purposes of the challenged sentence enhancement at issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2006
• Published 11/01/2006

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Hill Peck (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Timothy William Crooks, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Sarah Beth Landau (argued), Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.