U.S. v. SPIRES

No. 95-40176.

79 F.3d 464 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy SPIRES, III, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tonda Lynne Curry, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mike Bradford, U.S. Attorney, Tyler, TX, Cisselon-Simone Nichols, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tyler, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Terrence W. Kirk, Joseph Andrew Turner, Law Office of Joseph A. Turner, Austin, TX, for defendant-appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence contending that the law he broke, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), is unconstitutional, the judge improperly instructed the jury and his sentence is too harsh. None of his contentions merit reversal.

Leroy Spires is a convicted felon who, while on state probation, was charged with a drug violation by Texas authorities. In return for leniency, Spires and his wife agreed to cooperate with the West...

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