U.S. v. BENBROOK

No. 93-9089.

40 F.3d 88 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Robert BENBROOK, Jr. and Steven Dwain Sexton, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Hagler, Dallas, TX, for Benbrook.

Thomas W. Mills, Jr., Dallas, TX, for Sexton.

Michael Snipes, Asst. U.S. Atty., Paul E. Coggins, U.S. Atty., Dallas, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

James Robert Benbrook, Jr. and Steven Dwain Sexton appeal their convictions for unlawful possession of a listed chemical, 21 U.S.C. § 841(d)(2); Benbrook also appeals his conviction of using a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). We affirm.

Background

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