U.S. v. CHAPA-GARZA

No. 95-50155 Summary Calendar.

62 F.3d 118 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan CHAPA-GARZA, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. DeAtley, Austin, TX, Richard L. Durbin, Jr, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Alan N. Brown, John Aloysius Convery, San Antonio, TX, for defendant-appellant.

Before THORNBERRY, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Juan Chapa-Garza, Jr., appeals his conviction for escape from federal custody, and his sentence of fifty-seven months. We affirm.

I. Background

Chapa-Garza was serving two concurrent fourteen year sentences for conspiracy to distribute marijuana and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise when he absconded from federal custody. He and two other inmates, Charles Compton and Mario Salinas, escaped from the...

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