United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' convictions and sentences stemming from their involvement in a crack-cocaine conspiracy are affirmed, with modification, over claims of error regarding: 1) the sufficiency of the evidence; 2) a decision to permit testimony that defendant pulled a gun on another individual during the time frame of the conspiracy; 3) motions for severance and mistrial; and 4) additional foreclosed arguments.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2007
• Published 04/13/2007

Judges

• KING, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, GARZA and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald Wesley Tidwell (argued), Ellis, Young & Tidwell, Paris, TX, for Keyon LaKeith Mitchell., George E. West, II (argued), Plano, TX, for Duford Lee Mitchell.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tracey M. Baton, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.