United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' drug and firearm convictions are affirmed, where: 1) the extensive evidence was sufficient to support the drug conspiracy count; and 2) the jury could infer Defendant's knowledge of the gun in his car from circumstantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2009
• Published 02/25/2009

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary D. Smart (argued), Robinson & Smart, Arlington, TX, for Pedro Franklin., Francisco Hernandez, Jr., Francisco Hernandez Law Firm, Fort Worth, TX, for Julio Alejandro-Gonzalez., Douglas C. Greene (argued), Greene Law Firm, Arlington, TX, for James Adam Guevara.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cara Foos Pierce (argued), Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.