United States Fifth Circuit

Convictions and sentences for drug-related offenses involving a methamphetamine conspiracy centered on the Aryan Circle prison gang are affirmed in part, but reversed in part due to insufficient evidence for certain defendants' continuing criminal enterprise convictions. Also, the enhancement of certain defendants' sentences for leadership roles in the conspiracy are reversed on the basis of insufficient evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/22/2007
• Published 01/23/2007

Judges

• PRADO, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Mark Twain Roomberg (argued), San Antonio, TX, for U.S., Franklin H. McCallum (argued), Midland, TX, for Lewis., Rosendo Torres, Torres & Torres, Midland, TX, for Charles Samson., Grayson Kirk Meade, Meade & Nehring Law Office, Alpine, TX, for Wren., Thomas L. Wright, El Paso, TX, for Tucker., Dusty Gallivan (argued), Gallivan & Associates, Odessa, TX, for Thompson., David Glenn Rogers, Midland, TX, for Martin., Arvel Rodolphus Ponton, III (argued), Law Office of Ron Ponton, Alpine, TX, for Ford., Stephen W. Spurgin, Marfa, TX, for Griffith., Carolyn Day Thurmond (argued), Midland, TX, for Beason., Robert Victor Garcia, Jr., Odessa. TX, for Shane Samson.