United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' convictions and sentences for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute illegal drugs are affirmed over a claim that a prior plea agreement should have precluded one defendant's prosecution, and their challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence and sentencing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2006
• Published 11/03/2006

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heather Harris Rattan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Plano, TX, Vijay Shanker (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for U.S., Denise S. Benson (argued), Amy R. Blalock, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, Tyler, TX, for Jorge Farias.