United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for assault against federal officers is affirmed where 1) the government produced sufficient evidence that defendant intended to assault federal agents by driving his large vehicle very quickly in their direction; and 2) the district court properly excluded evidence of defendant's injuries on relevance grounds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2009
• Published 07/21/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Mara A. Blatt, San Antonio, TX, for U.S., Ryan Bates (Court-Appointed), Yetter, Warden & Coleman, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Miller.