United States Fifth Circuit

Defendants' drug convictions are affirmed where evidence of Defendants' uncharged cocaine use was properly admitted to prove their intent and knowledge, and the District Court instructed the jury that it could only convict Defendants of the offenses charged.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2009
• Published 05/06/2009

Judges

• JENNIFER W. ELROD, Circuit Judge:, Before GARZA and ELROD, Circuit Judges, and HICKS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary Jane Harmon (argued), Kathlyn Giannaula Snyder and James Lee Turner, U.S. Asst. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S., Chris Flood, Charles Thomas Flood (argued), Flood & Flood, Houston, TX, for Salvador Garcia, Jr., Kelly Keoki McKinnis (argued), McAllen, TX, for Jorge Rolando Garcia, Sr., Jose Roberto Guerrero (argued) (Court-Appointed), Ramirez & Guerrero, LLP, McAllen, TX, for Toribo Arriaga-Guerrero.