United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' drug convictions and sentences are affirmed, where: 1) Defendant knowingly directed customers to a co-conspirator to buy drugs; and 2) prior convictions for conduct in furtherance of a conspiracy can be used to enhance the statutory penalty for a later arrest under the same conspiracy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/06/2009
• Published 04/06/2009

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges, and ENGELHARDT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Renee Harris Toliver (argued), Fort Worth, TX, for U.S., Andrew Ottaway (argued) (Court-Appointed), Ottaway Law Office, Granbury, TX, for Moody., Catherine R. Dunnavant (argued) (Court-Appointed), Dunnavant & Associates, PLLC, Fort Worth, TX, for Hines., Robert J. Kersey (argued) (Court-Appointed), Law Offices of Robert J. Kersey, Granbury, TX, for Woodard.