United States Fifth Circuit

A conviction for illegal presence in the U.S. is reversed where, having been returned more than five years following the date defendant was "found" in the U.S., the indictment against him was barred by the statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/13/2007
• Published 02/14/2007

Judges

• REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kathlyn Giannaula Snyder and James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Michael L. Herman, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.