U.S. v. QUINTERO

No. 88-5547.

872 F.2d 107 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Lopez QUINTERO, a/k/a Joe Lopez Quintero, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Pinckney, III, San Antonio, Tex., court appointed, for defendant-appellant.

Le Roy Morgan Jahn and Janet E. Bauerle, Asst. U.S. Attys., Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., Chris Gober, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge, and LITTLE, District Judge.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Jose Lopez Quintero on two separate counts for being a three-time convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). The trial judge sentenced Quintero to consecutive twenty year prison terms on each count pursuant to § 924(e)(1). For the reasons stated below, we affirm Quintero's convictions.

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